Publications
"Nature and Poetry II
Elective Affinities in a Collection of Screens ", Milan 2010
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Elective Affinities in a Collection of Screens ", Milan 2010
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"Nature and Poetry
Elective Affinities in a Collection of Screens ", Milan 2009
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Elective Affinities in a Collection of Screens ", Milan 2009
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"Thirty screens, 30 Years for a Collection", XVI-XIX century, April 2007, Exhibition in Palazzo Crivelli, Milan
This book was published in occasion of the exhibition "TRENTA - PARA- VENTI 30 ANNI PER UNA COLLEZIONE", curated by the author in the prestigious spaces of Palazzo Crivelli in Via Pontaccio, Milan. The exhibition took place in occasion of the 30th year of Helena Markus’s activity as gallerist and scholar of oriental art. It presented the thirty most fine and rare Japanese folding screens of her collection
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This book was published in occasion of the exhibition "TRENTA - PARA- VENTI 30 ANNI PER UNA COLLEZIONE", curated by the author in the prestigious spaces of Palazzo Crivelli in Via Pontaccio, Milan. The exhibition took place in occasion of the 30th year of Helena Markus’s activity as gallerist and scholar of oriental art. It presented the thirty most fine and rare Japanese folding screens of her collection
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"Surimono", Milan, 1992
This book was published in occasion of the exhibition which took place in Via Montenapoleone 21, Novembre, 1992.
The core of the exhibition consisted in surimono of refined quality, divided in two groups: still life and human characters, which were the most depicted subjects by surimono artists. Surimono can now be universally considered the highest expression of the engraving xylography technique.
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This book was published in occasion of the exhibition which took place in Via Montenapoleone 21, Novembre, 1992.
The core of the exhibition consisted in surimono of refined quality, divided in two groups: still life and human characters, which were the most depicted subjects by surimono artists. Surimono can now be universally considered the highest expression of the engraving xylography technique.
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"The Great Masters of Japanese Prints", Milan, 1991
This book was published in occasion of the exhibition which took place in Via Montenapoleone 21, April 1991.
The exhibition presented an extremely rare and important collection of high quality Japanese prints. Amongst the exhibited artist, there were Harunobu, Koryusai, Utamaro, Toyokuni, Hokusai, Hiroshige and others. The catalogue, besides presenting the artists and their works, gives an historical background and shows their production techniques.
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This book was published in occasion of the exhibition which took place in Via Montenapoleone 21, April 1991.
The exhibition presented an extremely rare and important collection of high quality Japanese prints. Amongst the exhibited artist, there were Harunobu, Koryusai, Utamaro, Toyokuni, Hokusai, Hiroshige and others. The catalogue, besides presenting the artists and their works, gives an historical background and shows their production techniques.
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"The Golden Age of Japanese Screens", Milan, 1990
This book was published in occasion of the exhibition which took place in Via Montenapoleone 21,in October 1990. The exhibition presented, for the first time in Italy, a selected number of byobu, the famous Japanese folding screens used in the country of the Rising Sun, from the old times. The goal of this publication was that of giving a scientific support to the exhibited masterpieces and a guide to their aesthetic comprehension.
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This book was published in occasion of the exhibition which took place in Via Montenapoleone 21,in October 1990. The exhibition presented, for the first time in Italy, a selected number of byobu, the famous Japanese folding screens used in the country of the Rising Sun, from the old times. The goal of this publication was that of giving a scientific support to the exhibited masterpieces and a guide to their aesthetic comprehension.
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Surimono: "Surimono: Privately Published Japanese prints.
Exhibition in Centro Piemontese di Studi sul Medio ed Estremo Oriente, Firenze, Giusti, 1983, pp. xxiii-96, 98 ill. Again the first book on the subject published in Italy. The book accompanied the first exhibition on Surimono, till then in Italy virtually unknown. The exhibition was curated by Helena Markus. for the ‘Centro Piemontese di Studi sul Medio ed Estremo Oriente’ 1983.
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Exhibition in Centro Piemontese di Studi sul Medio ed Estremo Oriente, Firenze, Giusti, 1983, pp. xxiii-96, 98 ill. Again the first book on the subject published in Italy. The book accompanied the first exhibition on Surimono, till then in Italy virtually unknown. The exhibition was curated by Helena Markus. for the ‘Centro Piemontese di Studi sul Medio ed Estremo Oriente’ 1983.
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Utamaro: "The Poetry of Female Beauty: ", Firenze, Giusti, 1981, 100 pp., 36 ill.
The exhibition, curated by the author, took place in Biblioteca Trivulziana of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. This is the first book on the artist published in Italian.
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The exhibition, curated by the author, took place in Biblioteca Trivulziana of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. This is the first book on the artist published in Italian.
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"Hiroshige Tokaido'". 53 Stations on the Tokaido, Milano Scheiwiller, 1978, 156 p., 62 ill.
It is the first exhaustive study on the series and, in particular, on the various editions of the prints.
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It is the first exhaustive study on the series and, in particular, on the various editions of the prints.
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