A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's vistas of Edo (present-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodcut tradition and a paragon of Japonism that inspired impressionist, post-impressionist and art nouveau artists from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Ukiyo-e literally means "images of the floating world" and was a particular art genre that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and became characteristic of the Western world's image of Japan. In many ways, ukiyo-e depict hedonism. The scenes often depicted the bright lights and attractions of Edo (present-day Tokyo): beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life and spectacular landscapes.
Although he captured a variety of subjects, Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858), which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons, from bustling shopping streets to beautiful cherry orchards.
This reprint, bound in the traditional Japanese manner, is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodcuts belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo. Each of the 120 illustrations is accompanied by a description, allowing readers to immerse themselves in these beautiful, vivid vistas that represent paradigms of Japonism.
Specifications
Title: Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Author: Utagawa Hiroshige
Publisher: TASCHEN
Size: 260 x 341 x 40 mm
Size: 302 pages
Weight: 920 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783836593083
