Japan Modern - Japanese Prints From The Elise Wessels Collection typography Irénée Scalbert

Irénée Scalbert

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Japan Modern - Japanese Prints From The Elise Wessels Collection typography Irénée ScalbertJapan Modern presents an overview of Japanese printing in the first half of the twentieth century, a time when Japan was flourishing. Prints made after 1900 portray the turbulent times unlike anything else. Using an ancient wood carving technique, artists show us modern life: streets scenes with high rise buildings, cars, railroads, factories and Japanese women with modern hairdos dancing and drinking cocktails. However, more traditional subjects,