Ukiyo-e. The Art of Japanese Woodblock Printing

The book contains over 80 reproductions of Japanese ukiyo-e prints, including works by famous artists Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, Kitagawa Utamaro, and others. It presents the main directions of ukiyo-e: portraits of geishas and actors, landscapes, including works from the famous series "100 Famous Views of Edo", "36 Views of Mount Fuji", "53 Stations of the Tōkaidō", as well as portraits of the imperial family, amusing images of foreign traders who astonished the imagination of the inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago in the 19th century.