John Fiorillo is an independent researcher and writer on traditional and modern Japanese prints, with a particular interest in Kamigata-e (“Osaka prints”) and Sōsaku Hanga (“Creative prints”). Over time, he came to especially love and admire the actor prints produced in Osaka, a genre often overlooked by collectors and scholars. Mr. Fiorillo has regularly published in the art journal Andon (Society for Japanese Art, Leiden), contributed to the Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints (2005), and designed and written extensive articles for the websites “ViewingJapanesePrints.net" (since 1999) and “OsakaPrints.com" (since 2005). Mr. Fiorillo also serves as a member of the Andon editorial board.

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• PrefaceIntroduction1. Making Japanese prints2. Hokuei: Profile3. Hokuei and the World of Ukiyo-e4. Hokuei—Selected Highlights5. Hokuei—Catalogue RaisonnéAppendices (A1 to A9)A1: Summary data for the prints of HokueiA2: Hokuei’s signaturesA3: Hokuei’s artist sealsA4: Publishers of Hokuei’s printsA5: Carvers & printers of Hokuei’s printsA6: Theaters in Hokuei’s printsA7: GlossaryA8: BibliographyIndex

John Fiorillo is an independent researcher and writer on traditional and modern Japanese prints, with a particular interest in Kamigata-e (“Osaka prints”) and Sōsaku Hanga (“Creative prints”). Over time, he came to especially love and admire the actor prints produced in Osaka, a genre often overlooked by collectors and scholars. Mr. Fiorillo has regularly published in the art journal Andon (Society for Japanese Art, Leiden), contributed to the Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints (2005), and designed and written extensive articles for the websites “ViewingJapanesePrints.net" (since 1999) and “OsakaPrints.com" (since 2005). Mr. Fiorillo also serves as a member of the Andon editorial board.

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• PrefaceIntroduction1. Making Japanese prints2. Hokuei: Profile3. Hokuei and the World of Ukiyo-e4. Hokuei—Selected Highlights5. Hokuei—Catalogue RaisonnéAppendices (A1 to A9)A1: Summary data for the prints of HokueiA2: Hokuei’s signaturesA3: Hokuei’s artist sealsA4: Publishers of Hokuei’s printsA5: Carvers & printers of Hokuei’s printsA6: Theaters in Hokuei’s printsA7: GlossaryA8: BibliographyIndex