"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from August 11-December 10, 2017"--Colophon. "This publication, and the exhibition it accompanies, were preceded by Kuniyoshi & Kunisada, presented in Japan in 2016 at the Bunkamura Museum of Art, the Kobe City Museum, and the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts."--Page 7. Includes bibliographical references (page 256).
Contents:
Rival artists of the floating world / Masato Matsushima -- Catalog. Heroes and mosters -- The spirit world -- Great warriors of history and fiction -- Superstars of kabuki -- Edo fashionistas -- Four sesons in the city -- Riddles, jokes, and secrets -- A winter battle / Noriko Katsumori -- Interpreting Kuniyoshi's Ōtsu-e prints / Kazushi Kuroda -- The shamisen in ukiyo-e / Chika Kagami -- Kunisada and Guaguin / Akira Tsukahara -- Contemporary art with Edo roots / Yuiko Miwa.
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