The official catalog of the exhibition "100 Selected Nihonga Paintings of the Showa Era," held in 1989 at the Mitsukoshi Nihombashi flagship store gallery in Tokyo (October 17-29) and the Mitsukoshi Art Forum in Kitahama, Osaka (November 1-6), organized by the Asahi Shimbun. The catalog presents 100 masterpieces of Japanese-style painting (nihonga) from the Showa era (1926-1989), one work per artist, printed in fine color by Otsuka Kogeisha.

[Details]

- Featured artists include the greatest names of modern nihonga: Uemura Shoen, Kaburaki Kiyokata (his famous "Tsukiji Akashicho" appears as a reference plate), Takeuchi Seiho, Yokoyama Taikan ("Night Cherry Blossoms"), Kobayashi Kokei, Murakami Kagaku, Takehisa Yumeji, Tomita Keisen, Yamamoto Kyujin, Yamaguchi Kayo, Akino Fuku, and many more.

- Each plate is captioned with the artist, title, year, dimensions, and collection.

- Approx. A4 size, 246 pages, thickness approx. 2.2 cm (0.9 in). Published 1989.

- Text in Japanese; the full-page color plates can be enjoyed regardless of language.

[Condition]

The plates are clean and vivid. The front cover shows surface wear, the spine is sunned, and there are previous owner's markings (red pen notes on the colophon and title area, and yellow highlighter on some captions), as shown in the photos. Please refer to the photos, as they form part of the item description.

[Included Items]

- Exhibition catalog

[Shipping]

Ships from Japan with tracking.

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