The Floating World Revisited

A lovely volume, being the catalog of an exhibition held at the Portland Art Museum. Its subject is the golden age (roughly 1780 to 1800) of what the Japanese call ukiyo-e , a term that embraces, but is not limited to, what in the West are simply called Japanese prints. In addition to the exhibition pieces (illustrated in color and b&w) and their accompanying textual description and explication, are five major essays on the artists, the art, and the period. 9.75x11.5" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.