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The Dawn of the Floating World 1650-1765: Early Ukiyo-E Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Timothy Clarke Hardcover
336 pages

Early Masters: Ukiyo-E Prints and Paintings from 1680 to 1750 by Gunhild Paperback

Japan At The Dawn Of The Modern Age: Woodblock Prints From the Meiji Era by Donald Keene Paperback
160 pages
Unlike traditional "ukiyo-e" prints, Japanese woodblock prints during the Meiji period depicted current events and were printed in vivid colors reflecting the vibrancy of Japan's rush toward modernization at the turn of the century. 94 color and 5 b&w illustrations.

Masterpieces of Japanese Prints: Ukiyo-E from the Victoria and Albert Museum by Richard Lane Paperback
152 pages

The Prints of Isoda Koryusai: Floating World Culture and Its Consumers in Eighteenth-Century Japan by Allen Hockley Hardcover
313 pages
Five appendixes catalog all of the artist's known print designs.

Ukiyo-E: An Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Prints by Tadashi Kobayashi Paperback
96 pages

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