Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the school of the Japanese colour-print artists

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the school of the Japanese colour-print artists, by Dora Amsden
Title: Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the school of the Japanese colour-print artists
Author: Dora Amsden
Language: English
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Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
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Surimono: A Crow Stealing a Sword. This sword is a famous heirloom of the ancient house of Genji, described in the old romance known as “Genji Monogatari.” By Hokusai.
Biwa, the Beautiful Lake, so named from its resemblance in form to the Four-stringed Lute. By Hiroshige.
THE SCHOOL OF THE JAPANESE COLOUR-PRINT ARTISTS