{"product_id":"dreams-diversions-andreas-marks-9780937108475","title":"Dreams \u0026 Diversions: Essays on Japanese Woodblock Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the advent of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, art became accessible to Japan's burgeoning merchant classes. Though a uniquely Japanese art form, the prints reveal interests in celebrity, fashion, entertainment, and travel that have a universal human appeal, regardless of time or place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreams and Diversions\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Japanese woodblock prints with a collection of ten original essays by an international team of scholars. They draw attention to the unique and longstanding relationship between the port city of San Diego, its collectors, and the nation of Japan. The essays not only advance the field of art history with new research and discussions of rare prints but also tell engaging stories for all readers interested in Japanese art and culture from the 17th to the early 20th centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors to \u003ci\u003eDreams and Diversions\u003c\/i\u003e include Michael S. Inoue, Hiroko Johnson, Andreas Marks, Junichi Okubo, and Sonya Rhie Quintanilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Marks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0937108472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780937108475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.24h x 9.28w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011","brand":"Andreas Marks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44190587224319,"sku":"9780937108475","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b82eccc8-0e31-4957-bcef-dda7512bc910.jpg?v=1690871320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreams-diversions-andreas-marks-9780937108475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}