Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the school of the Japanese colour-print artists
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Contents.
| Page | |
| The Rise of Ukiyo-ye (The Floating World) | 1 |
| Genroku (The Golden Era of Romance and Art) | 13 |
| The School of Torii (The Printers’ Branch of Ukiyo-ye) | 25 |
| Utamaro (Le Fondateur de L’École de la Vie) | 35 |
| The Romance of Hokusai (Master of Ukiyo-ye) | 47 |
| Hiroshige (Landscape Painter and Apostle of Impressionism) | 57 |
| Analytical Comparisons between the Masters of Ukiyo-ye | 69 |
| Hints to Collectors of Ukiyo-ye Gems | 77 |
| Bibliography, for Use of Students | 78 |
| Fac-similes of the Most Famous Signatures of the Ukiyo-ye Artists | 80 |
| Index | 83 |
Illustrations.
| Hiroshige I—Biwa, the Beautiful Lake, named after the four-stringed Lute | Frontispiece |
| Suzuki Harunobu—An Illustration from the “Occupations of Women” | Opposite Page 22 |
| Kiyonaga—Under the Cherry Blooms | 30 |
| Toyokuni—The Actor Kikugoro | 34 |
| [A]Utamaro—While Mother Sleeps | 40 |
| Hokusai—Two Ladies | 48 |
| Hok’kei—A River Scene | 52 |
| Hiroshige—Wistaria Viewing at Kameido | 58 |
| Yeishi—Two Ladies | 70 |
| Shunko—An actor in the Miyako Dance | 72 |
| Kitugawa Yeizan—The Snowstorm | 74 |
| Hokusai—One of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji | 76 |
| Hokusai—Surimono: A Crow Stealing a Sword | First Fly-leaf |
| Yanagawa Shigenobu—The Ride of the Warrior Miura Kenisuke | Last Fly-leaf |
[A] From the Happer Collection.