Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was a master of the ukiyo-e tradition, creating famous landscapes and scenes of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). This reprint of his "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" series includes descriptions and is made from original woodblock prints, making it a valuable resource for art enthusiasts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 584 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2020
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition, a genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and came to characterize the Western world's visual idea of Japan. Ukiyo-e, literally meaning "pictures of the floating world," was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and came to characterize the Western world's visual idea of Japan. In many ways, images of hedonism, ukiyo-e scenes often represented the bright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo): beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes. Though 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 splendid cherry orchards. This reprint is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodblock prints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo. It pairs each of the 120 illustrations with a description, allowing readers to immerse themselves in these beautiful, vibrant vistas that became paradigms of Japonisme and inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Art Nouveau artists alike, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.

Weight: 1146g
Dimension: 203 x 151 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836556590