Surimono in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-90-74822-40-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 253 mm x 299 mm, Gewicht: 2092 g

This catalogue includes more than 600 'surimono' drawn from the splendid Amsterdam Rijksmuseum collection of Japanese prints. 'surimono' (lit. ‘printed object’) are privately published prints inscribed with a dedication or poem that reflects upon everyday themes. All 'surimono' are reproduced in color along with extensive descriptions by Matthi Forrer. This publication will be an important reference work in the study of 'surimono'.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, curators, print dealers and collectors of Japanese prints interested in <surimono', Japanese poetry and poetry clubs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forrer, Matthi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Ausstellungskataloge, Museumsführer
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Malerei: Gemälde
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst

Über Autor(innen)

Forrer, Matthi
Matthi Forrer, PhD (1985) is Curator of Japanese Art at the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden and Professor of Material Culture of Pre-modern Japan at Leiden University. He has published extensively on various aspects of Japanese art and culture, in particular on Japanese woodblock prints and book publishing.

Matthi Forrer, Curator of Japanese Arts at the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden,the Netherlands, has published extensively on Hokusai and various related subjects, such as original sketches, book publishing and publishing history, kyoka albums and kyokasurimono.
Moreover, he has curated several exhibitions on Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Sharaku, both in the West and in Japan.