The Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai (18311889) delighted in the depiction of animals - auspicious crows, frogs in the schoolroom, rats on trapezes, catfish in procession, elephants performing tricks - and frequently used them as proxies for political figures of the day, to avoid censorship. This enchanting book reveals a cavalcade of Kyosai's creatures from the Israel Goldman Collection, with an introduction to the artist and his menagerie by Koto Sadamura, a leading authority on Kyosai.
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Kawanabe Kyosai was one of the most exciting Japanese painters of the 19th century .
Published to accompany an exhibition - the first outside of Japan in nearly 30 years - at the Royal Academy from March 19 - June 19, 2022
86 colour illustrations
Text by:
Sadamura Koto Imprint: Royal Academy of Arts Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 175mm,
Width: 175mm,
Weight: 382g ISBN:9781912520862 ISBN 10: 1912520869 Pages: 116 Publication Date:01 May 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
