Hokusai picture encyclopedia complete edition
Categories：Art
Contains approximately 2,000 illustrations of animals, plants, and people captured with a keen eye for observation. From Hokusai's picture books, they are organized by theme, such as "dogs,'' "demons,'' and "singing.'' Hokusai's knowledge and expressive power shine through, as he was said to be able to draw anything from a crane soaring over a thousand miles to a small crested flower pattern dancing in muddy water.
??You can use words to search for the figures and human activities that Hokusai focused on and vividly photographed
Hokusai diagrammed everything from imaginary creatures and rare exotic animals, to farming and civil engineering, to swimming and horseback riding, to banquet art and self-defense, to how to handle traps and guns, to diagrams of "cultivating your spirit'' to diagrams of "mugi gluttony'' to dance choreography. This book is an unprecedented encyclopedia that names the motifs drawn and compiles the illustrations in alphabetical order of the names.
??Hokusai teaches the tips and tricks of drawing
The included illustrations were originally intended by Hokusai to be used as a model for drawing. For this reason, there are diagrams by Hokusai with instructions on how to draw them next to the paintings. For example, he shows off his wealth of knowledge, including how to draw a lion using the character "shi'', how to draw a suspicious woman from the character uramesai, and how to draw a family of frogs with a compass. He also gives guidance on how to look at things and the attitude he wants in his work, such as "When drawing something, it's better to split it than a circle'' and "to depict ferocity, give up the spirit of elegance.'' This book introduces explanations by Hokusai along with illustrations as appropriate.
??This book is a compilation of the "Hokusai Picture Encyclopedia" Animals, Plants, and People (1998-99, published by Tokyo Bijutsu), with a new binding. A new English index has been added.
Katsushika Hokusai (author), Seiji Nagata (author)
Publisher: Tokyo Bijutsu (2011/6/1)
Release date: 2011/6/1
Language: English
Paperback: 623 pages
ISBN-10: 4808709317
ISBN-13: 978-4808709310
Dimensions: 15 x 3.8 x 21.1 cm
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