Shin-Hanga: New Prints in Modern Japan

Chronicles the 20th-century shin-hanga ("new prints") movement of Japanese woodblock printing, based on an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art between January and June 1996. Includes many high-quality color and b&w illustrations, and essays on specific images, the cultural and historical context of the images, and the history of critical evaluation of shin-hanga , plus an exhibition checklist. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.