博客來★超越浮世繪，領略葛飾北齋多才多藝的藝術世界
★超過800幅插圖，感受藝術大師的幽默創意
葛飾北齋最為人所知的作品是木板刻畫《神奈川沖浪裏》，但這位十九世紀的藝術家在其他媒介上的作品也非常豐富多產。在葛飾北齋的一生當中，總共出版了大約三百本印刷書籍，其中有一大部分是專業的「繪圖教材」（e-tehon，繪手本），不但展示葛飾北齋高超的藝術技巧，也讓人領略他的幽默與創意。
《Hokusai’s Method》書中收錄了葛飾北齋的十五卷繪手本，其中有超過800幅插圖，包括葛飾北齋以歌曲和詩詞來引導繪畫、甚至用字母組成圖像或是舞蹈動作等，向人們展現葛飾北齋豐富的才華。《Hokusai’s Method》是喜歡這位浮世繪大師的讀者不可錯過的作品。(文/博客來編譯)
An omnibus edition collecting fifteen volumes of Hokusai's dedicated drawing manuals, also known as e-tehon.
Best known for woodblock prints such as The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ninteenth-century artist Hokusai was prolific in other media. Of the three hundred or so printed books Hokusai created in his long lifetime, a huge proportion were dedicated drawing manuals, known as e-tehon. They display not only Hokusai's great proficiency as a draftsman, but also his wealth of ideas and his sense of humor.
Hokusai's Method collects fifteen volumes of Hokusai's e-tehon, featuring over eight hundred illustrations ranging from 1812 to 1848, faithfully reproducing every page. Showcasing his playful approach to drawing using songs and poems, pictures composed of letterforms (a forerunner to today's emoji), modern designs for craftsmen, and even dance moves, this volume illustrates the rich spectrum of his talents and achieves his aim to "preserve everything I've learned."
