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Nobuo Tsuji vs. Takashi Murakami: Battle Royale! Japanese Art History

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From 2009 to 2011 Takashi Murakami and the eminent art historian Nobuo Tsuji engaged in a reimagined e-awase (painting contest). In this twenty-one-round contest, Tsuji selected historical works and Murakami responded creatively. Originally published as Netto Nihon Bijutsu-shi by Shinchōsha in 2014, the battles have been translated into English by Christopher Stephens and Yuko Sakata for this publication.

Publisher: Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Publication date: 2017
Contributors: Takashi Murakami, Nobuo Tsuji
Designer: Goto Design, New York
Printer: Koho Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Format: Hardcover in dust jacket
Dimensions: 7 × 9 3/4 inches (17.8 × 24.8 cm)
Pages: 332
Language: English
ISBN: 978-4-9391-4859-s0

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