The Savage Samurai

by Jack Hunter
The Savage Samurai
  • ISBN-13: 9781840683110
  • Author(s): Jack Hunter
  • Editor(s): Jack Hunter
  • Artist(s): Utagawa Kuniyoshi
  • Illustrated by: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
  • Subject: Illustration
  • Publisher: Black Gas Publishing
  • Imprint: Shinbaku
  • Publication Date: 30-01-2014
  • Format: p/b

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Musha-e ('warrior pictures') constitute one of the major and most dynamic sub-genres of Ukiyo-e woodblock printing. From Hokusai to Kyosai, virtually all of Ukiyo-e's greatest artists created Musha-e, in particular Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi. The Savage Samurai presents over 290 rare and exceptional Japanese warrior prints, presented in full-page format and full colour throughout. These pictures are collected in the same volume for the first time ever, forming a definitive introduction to Ukiyo-e's most visually arresting and exciting sub-genre.
About the book

Musha-e ('warrior pictures') constitute one of the major and most dynamic sub-genres of Ukiyo-e woodblock printing. From Hokusai to Kyosai, virtually all of Ukiyo-e's greatest artists created Musha-e, in particular Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi. The Savage Samurai presents over 290 rare and exceptional Japanese warrior prints, presented in full-page format and full colour throughout. These pictures are collected in the same volume for the first time ever, forming a definitive introduction to Ukiyo-e's most visually arresting and exciting sub-genre.

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