Fritsch, Lena and Pollard, Clare — Tokyo Art & Photography

Book Good No Jacket 1st Edition Ashgate Publishing Limited, United Kingdom English text.; Paperback.; 23.5 x 28 cm.; 1.4 kg.; 288 pages with 280 black and white and colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches. Interior with minor signs of wear.; This book is a celebration of Tokyo: one of the world's most creative, dynamic and fascinating cities. Beautifully illustrated and richly detailed, the publication looks at a city which has undergone constant destruction and renewal over its 400- year history and tells the stories of the people who have made Tokyo so famous with their boundless drive for the new and innovative - from samurai to avantgarde artists today. Artistic highlights include Kano school paintings, the iconic woodblock prints of Hiroshige, Tokyo Pop Art posters, the photography of Moriyama Daido and Ninagawa Mika, manga, film and contemporary art. Edited by Japanese art specialists and curators Lena Fritsch and Clare Pollard, from the University of Oxford, this accessible volume combines contributions from 18 international experts of Japanese culture with personal insights from influential Tokyo artists.