{"product_id":"the-artists-touch-the-craftsmans-maribeth-graybill-9781883124328","title":"The Artist's Touch, the Craftsman's Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Touch, the Craftsman's Hand\u003c\/i\u003e presents a selection of the most historically important and visually compelling Japanese prints from a collection of more than 2,500 works spanning the late 17th century to the present day. Many are extremely rare and almost all appear here in an English-language publication for the first time. Noteworthy areas of interest include early actor prints, dating back to the first decade of the 18th century; works by Suzuki Harunobu, the master associated with the origins of full-color printing in 1765; the deluxe, privately printed surimono of the early 19th century; painterly landscapes of the early 20th century, including a series that documents the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923; and contemporary prints, ranging from Op Art and Abstract Expressionism to lyrical evocations of an imagined past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays include an overview of the illustrated works and articles on Harunobu, prints of kabuki actors and their fans, and the cultural meanings in still-life surimono.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maribeth Graybill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1883124328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883124328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Portland Art Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.18h x 10.31w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaribeth Graybill \u003c\/b\u003eis the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon. Other contributors are John T. Carpenter, Donald Jenkins, Lynn Katsumoto, and Laurence R. Kominz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maribeth Graybill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047906930943,"sku":"9781883124328","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7ae8c19-6b6a-4671-8206-b53990e958da.jpg?v=1684992830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-artists-touch-the-craftsmans-maribeth-graybill-9781883124328","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}