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Manga: The Pre-History Of Japanese Comics

(Japanese Import)

by Pie Books

Softcover source-book for artists looking for Japanese reference works by well-known ukiyo-e masters such as Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Hokusai Katsushika, and Yoshitoshi Tsukioka.

The influence of manga on international comics had grown considerably over the past two decades. The origins of manga can be traced back to the Edo Period (1600 to 1868) of Japanese history, specifically to popular type books using ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints. These books contained humorous content and featured humans, fantastical creatures and even references to celebrities of the period. As literacy rose in Japan throughout the 18th Century (part of the Edo Period) and into the 19th and early 20th Century (the Meiji Period), illustrated novels became popular and it is from here that we actually get the first recorded use of the term manga to describe a words-and-pictures based story book. Manga: The Pre-History Of Japanese Comics includes such progenitor works of manga dated from 17th to the early 20th Century.

Softcover. 280 pages. Measures 6" X 8 1/2"

$39.99 USD

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