MADE IN JAPAN
Color Woodblock Prints by Hiroshige, Kunisada and Hokusai

Accompaning catalogue for the exhibition
at Kunstmuseum Basel?
03/16/–07/21/24

Around 100 of the most beautiful prints from the heyday of Japanese woodblock printing are shown in this first publication featuring a previously little-known treasure, a highlight of the Kupferstichkabinett collection at Kunstmuseum Basel. These are iconic works by artists such as Hiroshige and Hokusai, whose impressions of both city and countryside shape our idea of Japan.
In the richly illustrated catalogue accompanying the exhibition, they can be found alongside colourful works by once equally famous artists such as Utamaro, Sharaku, Kunisada and Kuniyoshi. These are based around the world of Kabuki theatre and actors, everyday and heroic stories, or ideally beautiful female figures and provide some striking finds of rare works that will surprise not only interested Japanese woodblock print enthusiasts but also the experts.

Watch the video about the exhibition here?.

The Typography
The main essay texts, captions and page numbers are set in Postea, designed by José Scaglione & Veronika Burian.

The used font for section texts and headlines is Comma Base, designed by Martin Majoor.

My Regards go to curator Judith Rauser from Kunstmuseum Basel, and Luzie Diekmann and Stefanie Kruszyk from Deutscher Kunstverlag.

April 2024
224 pages, German
21×28 cm
110 color illustrations
Paperback
978-3-422-80183-7