Title

Woodblock art in East Asia.

Author

Author not identified

Source

[Not applicable]

Details

8/05/2002.

Publication date

8 May 2002.

Type

News

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

Woodblock Art in East Asia links the printmaking traditions of China, Japan and Korea.

Monochrome and colour woodblock illustration began in China, later spreading to other countries in East Asia where it created new traditions of printing and stimulated innovations in painting.

This two-day conference will explore the links between the printmaking traditions of China, Japan and Korea. Printed books and sheet prints were exported from China to Japan in the 17th and 18th centuries. Chinese printed manuals such as the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy and the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting had an influence on Ukiyo-e printing, and on painting in Japan in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the modern and contemporary periods, political printing has been followed by a period of experimentation and individualism displaying a diversity of borrowed styles.

A series of lectures given by specialists in the field of East Asian art will introduce and discuss important issues in the history of printmaking in this region. The conference is designed for specialists, collectors of East Asian prints and anyone interested in this field. The conference is being organised by Sothebys, London.

Venue: The Gilbert Collection. London 9–10 November 2002. Fee: to be confirmed.

For more information  visit http://www.sothebys.com/about/institute/education/schedule/ed_asia.htmI

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27 Oct 2023