{"product_id":"9780939117604","title":"The Printer's Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing over 100 rare Japanese woodblock prints and thoughtful commentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Printer's eye\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vibrant and fascinating picture of Japan's \u003ci\u003eUikoyo-e\u003c\/i\u003e or \"floating world.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwin Grabhorn (1889—1968), co-founder of the Grabhorn Press, Northern California's premier letterpress printer, was a pioneer American collector of Japanese prints. The Grabhorn prints in the collection of the Asian Art Museum comprise the upper echelons of the original collection. The collection includes a superb selection of early monochrome and hand-colored ukiyo-e prints by Sugimura Jihei, Torii Kiyonobu, Okumura Masanobu and others, from the seminal decades of the woodblock print production in the late 1600s and early 1700s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Prints from the Grabhorn Collection\u003c\/i\u003e marks the first time these prints are being published in quantity for a wide audience. Leading scholars David Waterhouse and Julia Meech provide in-depth looks at the prints in their Japanese contexts and at Grabhorn's role as a print collector. Large full-color reproductions all 140 of the Grabhorn prints in the Asian Art Museum's collection are accompanied by entries by Laura Allen and Melissa Rinne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asian Art Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018794090736,"sku":"9780939117604","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780939117604_p0.jpg?v=1763873165","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780939117604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}