Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties: Woodblocks from Adventure Stories
128pgs, 8x11.
Samurai, strongmen, demons, and detectives abound in this original selection of 64 woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from 1898 to 1903. Assembled by an expert in Asian art, who contributes captions and a substantial introduction, they offer rare glimpses of a newly rediscovered art form: the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels....
Samurai, strongmen, demons, and detectives abound in this original selection of 64 woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from 1898 to 1903. Assembled by an expert in Asian art, who contributes captions and a substantial introduction, they offer rare glimpses of a newly rediscovered art form: the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels.
Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties: Woodblocks from Adventure Stories
128pgs, 8x11.
Samurai, strongmen, demons, and detectives abound in this original selection of 64 woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from 1898 to 1903. Assembled by an expert in Asian art, who contributes captions and a substantial introduction, they offer rare glimpses of a newly rediscovered art form: the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels....
Samurai, strongmen, demons, and detectives abound in this original selection of 64 woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from 1898 to 1903. Assembled by an expert in Asian art, who contributes captions and a substantial introduction, they offer rare glimpses of a newly rediscovered art form: the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels.
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