{"product_id":"utamaro-edmond-de-goncourt-9781646991815","title":"Utamaro: Poetry in Print - The Sensual Grace of Utamaro","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf sensuality had a name, it would be without doubt Utamaro. Delicately underlining the Garden of Pleasures that once constituted Edo, Utamaro, by the richness of his fabrics, the swanlike necks of the women and the mysterious looks, evokes in a few lines the sensual pleasure of the Orient. If some scenes discreetly betray lovers' games, a great number of his shungas recall that love in Japan is first and foremost erotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the joys of the city, he explores the sobriety of nature with an equal simplicity, evoking evening snows and the evanescence of the moon. With unparalleled finesse his brush reveals in just a few strokes all the refinement of the Kanō school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmond de Goncourt, by bringing the beauty of the Japanese master's art into light, invites the reader to discover the world within these artworks whose codes and nuances appear at first glance elusive. Through its selection of magnificent prints, this introductory work summons us into the reposeful garden of Aphrodite while discovering, or rediscovering, Japanese art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edmond De Goncourt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646991818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646991815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parkstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.63h x 8.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Edmond De Goncourt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48114103845119,"sku":"9781646991815","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e268deb-737d-42f5-bf46-d20e6662f798.jpg?v=1769619135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utamaro-edmond-de-goncourt-9781646991815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}