Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Julia Meech

Focused on the Lincoln Kirstein Collection of woodblock prints in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this book centres on Japan's attraction for Western novelties.

Impressions of a New Civilization

The World of the Meiji Print

The first scholarly look at the ubiquitous Japanese umbrella, from their origins and the painstaking craftsmanship that goes into their making to their appearance in prints, paintings and photographs. A very good study of an art appreciated less than it should be, this catalog shows a stunning variety of objects selected from collections around the world.

The Umbrella in Japanese Art

Rain and Snow

Gabriel P. Weisberg

A book which explores the influence of Japanese art - Japonisme - on the graphic arts of turn-of-the-century America. It focuses on the ukiyo-e (woodcut) print and what it meant to American works on paper - watercolours, etchings, sketches and woodcuts.

Julia Meech

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