Andreas Marks is the Director and Chief Curator of the Clark
Center for Japanese Art and Culture. He has a master's degree in
East Asian art history from the University of Bonn, Germany, and a
Ph.D. in Japanese Studies (on a thesis on nineteenth-century actor
prints) from Leiden University, the Netherlands. As a specialist in
Japanese prints, he is an advisor to the San Diego Museum of Art.
He has published widely in Europe, the United States, and Japan,
and curated several exhibitions on various aspects of Japanese
art.
Dr. Stephen Addiss is Professor of Art at the University of
Richmond. He is a composer, musician, poet, painter and Japanese
art historian, and is the recipient of four grants from the
National Endowment for the Humanities and one from the National
Endowment for the Arts. He has published thirty-six books or
exhibition catalogs, including Old Taoist: The Life, Art and Poetry
of Kodojin; The Resonance of the Qin in Far Eastern Art; and The
Art of 20th Century Zen.
"The presentation is practically all-inclusive, covering artists
and publishers from the 1660s to the 1940s. Impeccably researched
with an exhaustive bibliography, this is a work that demonstrates
the highest level of scholarly achievement." --CHOICE: Current
Reviews for Academic Libraries
"Marks's (director & chief curator, Clark Ctr. for Japanese Art)
clear, informative text, while valuable for scholars beginning
research, also remains accessible to the average reader. With
excellent production values and a modest price, this volume is
recommended for all libraries, academic and public." --Library
Journal
"The meticulous organization of information notwithstanding, it is
the prints which are the chief pleasure of the book: 523 prints
that bring to life a Japan of heroic tales, beautiful women,
ghosts, warriors, demons, and spring cherry blossoms. The
exuberance of color, motion, and expression, all carefully
arranged, make this a book for scholars and browsers, serious
collectors and hedonists alike." --ForeWord Reviews
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