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The Delightful Japanese Art Colouring Book

£7.99

Delve into the mesmerizing beauty of classic Japanese art with this selection of graceful woodblock and Ukiyo-e designs, ready for you to colour.

From picturesque cherry blossoms to detailed portraits of city life, this delightful colouring book contains more than 40 prints from the renowned Edo period (1603-1867). These include the notable Under the Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai, A Red Plum Branch Against the Summer Moon by Utagawa Hiroshige and the majestic Crane on Branch of Pine Tree by Ohara Koson.

Each black and white illustration is accompanied by a full-page, full-colour image of the original artwork, for easy colour inspiration.

Take a break and unwind with these soothing designs, ideal for a calming colouring session.

Features:
• Thick, high-quality paper to prevent bleed-through
• A key of full-colour, thumbnail images to preview the designs
• Full-page prints of original full-colour artwork to display

Relax and unwind with these tranquil designs, whose vibrant colors make them perfect for a relaxing session of colouring.

  • Publisher: ‎ Arcturus; 1st edition (1 Jan. 2022)
  • Language: ‎ English
  • Paperback
  • 96 pages
  • ISBN-10: ‎ 1398805157
  • ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1398805156
  • Dimensions: ‎ 28 x 1 x 22.5 cm

About the Author

Peter Gray is long established as an illustrator of books, magazines and newspapers with occasional forays into film storyboards and costume design, advertising and animation projects. Peter is also the author of many books for adults and children, which have been published in many languages all around the world. Since graduating from Loughborough College of Art and Design with a specialist degree in illustration, Peter Gray has contributed illustrations to many books, of wide-ranging subject matter. Peter has also worked on storyboards and costume design for the film industry and regularly contributes illustrations to national newspapers (Financial Times, Sunday Times) and magazines (The Spectator, Readers' Digest). He lives in Suffolk, UK.

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period, best known for the woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji which includes the internationally iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who is considered the last great master of that tradition. He is best known for his landscape series' The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido and One Hundred Greatest Views of Edo. Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a member of the Utagawa school and one of the great masters of Japanese woodblock painting. His is best known for his depictions of battles of the legendary samurai heroes

 

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