在1886年至1887年的冬天，文森特•梵高在巴黎逗留期间从Siegfried Bing的艺术画廊购买了660幅日本版画。他想出售这些画，但他在咖啡餐厅Le Tambourin举办的展览彻底失败了。不过，他现在可以随心所欲地研究自己的收藏，而且通过特写照片，他渐渐地被它们五颜六色、欢快和不同寻常的意向所吸引。他去往阿尔勒时带了一些版画，但核心部分留给了他在巴黎的兄弟西奥。尽管后来一些版画被捐赠了，但这个系列还是一个完整的整体。本书展示了对这个系列的新分析。如今这个系列放在梵高博物馆。作者深入研究了它的历史，以及这些版画在梵高的创造性作品中发挥的作用。本书用来自这个系列的100多张最精彩的照片作为插图。

In the winter of 1886–87, during his stay in Paris, Vincent van Gogh bought 660 Japanese prints at the art gallery of Siegfried Bing. His aim was to start dealing in them, but the exhibition he organized in the café-restaurant Le Tambourin was a total failure. However, he was now able to study his collection at ease and in close-up, and he gradually became captivated by their colourful, cheerful and unusual imagery. When he left for Arles, he took some prints with him, but the core remained in Paris with his brother Theo. Although some prints were later given away, the collection did not disperse. This book reveals new analyses of the collection, now held in the Van Gogh Museum, given as a long-term loan from the Vincent van Gogh Foundation. The authors delve into its history, and the role the prints played in Van Gogh’s creative output. The book is illustrated with over 100 striking highlights from the collection.

Table of Contents

1. Foreword by Axel Rüger, director Van Gogh Museum • 2. Van Gogh’s collection of Japanese prints: from commodities to a study collection and utopian ideal, Louis van Tilborgh • 3. The Van Gogh Museum’s collection of Japanese prints: an analysis, Chris Uhlenbeck • 4. Popular Collectibles in Van Gogh’s Time: Japanese Crepe Prints, Shigeru Oikawa • 5. A selection of 130 Japanese prints from the Van Gogh Museum collection