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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

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John Fiorillo


Monographs

Enjaku: An Osaka Master of the Deluxe Print during the Transition to the Final Period. Andon (special issue), Society for Japanese Arts, 2006; 133 pp. (John Fiorillo & Hendrick Lühl)

Journal Articles

Dancing butterflies, water fountains, and spinning tops: Magic and acrobatic tricks in misemono-e. (John Fiorillo). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, Winter 2022, no. 114, pp. 54-72.
Dressing up actors with oshi-e — Colour patchwork pictures from Osaka. (John Fiorillo). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, Spring 2022, no. 113; 5-21.
The Osaka Actor Ichikawa Gyokuen: A Small-Time Player Has His Moment in the Spotlight. (John Fiorillo). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, November 2020, no. 110; 64-70.
The art of Sekino Jun'ichirô: Expressive realism and geometric formalism. (John Fiorillo). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, October 2017, no. 104; 72-93.
Mameban nishiki-e: Diminutive colour prints from Kamigata. (Peter Ujlaki & John Fiorillo). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, April 2017, no. 103; 34-81.
Printing rhythm and sound: Hanga and music in Onchi Kôshirô's Lyrique No. 2. (John Fiorillo). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, October 2016, no. 102; 69-87.
Koban nishiki-e: Rare small-format colour prints from Osaka. (John Fiorillo & Peter Ujlaki). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 2014, no. 96; 5-36.
The Beauty of Cruelty: The Origins of Danshichi and His Evolution as a Tattooed Anti-hero in Natsu matsuri. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 2009, no. 87; 27-43.
Ireki and the Marketing of an Artist. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 2007, no. 81; 66-72.
Ryûsai Shigeharu: 'Quick Change' Dances in the Utaemon Tradition. (John Fiorillo & Peter Ujlaki). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 2002, nos. 72-73, 115-135.
Eizan: Putting on a New Face — A Mirror of Fûryû, Asobi, and Iki. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 2002, no. 71; 5-24.
An Electron Transmission Analysis of Metallic Particles on Nineteenth Century Japanese Woodblock Prints. (John Fiorillo, Richard Hashimoto, and Sarath Menon) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 2000, no. 65; 5-17.
Refashioning the Legends of Komachi in 'Mitate-e'. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1999, no. 63; 17-30.
Drama in the Surimono-style Prints of Hokuei. (John Fiorillo) Impressions, Ukiyo-e Society of America, 1998; no.20; 61-77.
Hirosada: Prints and Drawings for the Tale of Usuyuki and 'Chûkô buyûden'. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1998, no. 59; 3-23.
A Rare Surimono by Shôkôsai and Its Place Among Early Osaka Actor Portraits. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1997, no. 57; 21-37.
Tragedy and Laughter in the Floating World: 'Shinjû' in the Works of Utamaro and Kyôden. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1996, no. 54; 3-23.
Poetry, Emotion, and Form in Utamaro's 'Tôsei koika hakkei'. (John Fiorillo) Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1995, no. 52; 5-17.

Encyclopedia Entries

The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Hotei Publishing/Amsterdam, 2005, (contributed more than 100 entries in Vol. 2, Reference Section)

Edited Works

Special memorial issue in honor of Matsudaira Susumu, featuring kamigata-e (prints from the Kyoto-Osaka region). Andon, Society for Japanese Arts & Heinz Kaempfer Fund, 2002, nos. 72-73; 135pp. (John Fiorillo, guest editor; Peter Ujlaki, co-editor)

Conference Presentations

Analysis of Metallic Pigments Used in Nineteenth Century Japanese Prints. (Richard Hashimoto, Sarath Menon, and John Fiorillo) Presented by Sarath Menon before the Microscopy Society of America, August 3, 1999, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.

Lecture Presentations

The Aesthetics of Sôsaku Hanga: Alternative Ideologies and Innovative Techniques. Presented at the symposium "Textures of Influence," University of Maryland University College, March 27, 2003, Washington, DC.
Utamaro's Syntax of Affection for Tragic Lovers: Applying Gesture and Psychology to the Characters of the Shinjû-mono. Presented before the Ukiyo-e Society of America, November 14, 1999, New York.

Bulletin Articles

Utamaro's Syntax of Affection for Tragic Lovers. Ukiyo-e Society of America Bulletin, Spring 2000, pp. 1-8.

Museum Lecture Tours

Drama from Kabuki. May 25, June 4, and June 11, 2000. Three lecture tours of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the University Art Museum, Berkeley, with each lecture designed to complement a film shown after the tour: 'The Written Face' (Schmid, 1995); 'Sharaku' (Shinoda, 1995), and 'Chûshingura' (Inagaki, 1962).

Book Reviews

Book Review (John Fiorillo): Sixty Years with Japanese Prints by George Mann. Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, December 2021, no. 112; 78-85.
Book Review (John Fiorillo): Chûshingura and the Floating World: The Representation of Kanadehon Chûshingura in Ukiyo-e Prints. David Bell. Asian Studies Review, 2003, vol. 27, no. 1; 109-111.
Book Review (John Fiorillo): Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Catalog entries by Yoko Woodson; essays by Julia White, Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, and Yoko Woodson. Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1999, no. 62; 29-33.
Book Review (John Fiorillo): The Passionate Art of Utamaro. Shûgô Asano and Timothy Clark. Andon, Society for Japanese Arts, 1996, no. 54; 28-33.

Web Designs

OsakaPrints.com. A website for the sale and scholarly presentation of woodblock prints from the Osaka-Kyoto region (Kamigata). Selections from an extensive inventory are illustrated and discussed. We also offer informative articles covering aspects of Japanese printmaking that have been overlooked in the standard literature. In addition, a detailed Glossary, Biographies of the artists, and a Bibliography are included.
Viewing Japanese Prints. A website devoted to introductory, illustrated essays on Japanese prints (ukiyo-e, sôsaku hanga, shin hanga, and modern Japanese prints).

 

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