Cent Vues Célèbres D'Edo

Cent Vues Célèbres D'Edo
Title Cent Vues Célèbres D'Edo PDF eBook
Author Melanie Trede
Publisher Taschen America Llc
Pages 584
Release 2015
Genre Art
ISBN 9783836556590

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A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition and a paradigm of the Japonisme that inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Title One Hundred Famous Views of Edo PDF eBook
Author Hiroshige Andō
Publisher
Pages 256
Release 1986
Genre Ukiyoe
ISBN 9780872731417

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Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints
Title Japanese Woodblock Prints PDF eBook
Author Andreas Marks
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Pages 994
Release 2012-03-13
Genre Art
ISBN 1462905994

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Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color prints. Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of woodblock prints--who were often the driving force determining which prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass circulation for a chance at critical and popular success. Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the general art enthusiast.

Hiroshige's Journey in the 60-odd Provinces

Hiroshige's Journey in the 60-odd Provinces
Title Hiroshige's Journey in the 60-odd Provinces PDF eBook
Author Marije Jansen
Publisher Hotei Publishing
Pages 180
Release 2004
Genre Art
ISBN

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) designed a series of seventy landscapes depicting the provinces of Japan between 1854 and 1856. It was the first in a number of sets from the highly productive years of his later life. The designs comprising "Famous Places in the 60-Odd Provinces (Rokuju yoshu meisho zue) are taken from all corners of Japan, thus representing an enormous innovation in the choice of subject matter. Large sets published before this had depicted the famous routes between Edo and Kyoto, the Tokaido and the Kisokaido, but Hiroshige had never before ventured beyond these well-known themes/ The Japanese countryside was already depicted in graphic art, but mostly in travelers' guidebooks and not as full color prints. With this set, Hiroshige brought the Japanese countryside closer to the urban population. It evidently met with high acclaim: the publisher Koshimuraya Heisuke produced a large number of impressions. In this study, the author Marije Jansen briefly discusses Hiroshige's life and the formal aspects of this series. Jansen takes as her point of departure the set in possession of the German collector Gerhard Pulverer, which is generally acknowledged to be a superb example of a first edition, and compares this series to a number of other sets in public and private collections. The detectable printing variations in each design are carefully analyzed, making this an indispensable tool for collectors.

Hiroshige in Tokyo

Hiroshige in Tokyo
Title Hiroshige in Tokyo PDF eBook
Author Julian Bicknell
Publisher Pomegranate
Pages 157
Release 1994
Genre Japan
ISBN 9781566408035

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Hiroshige's Japan

Hiroshige's Japan
Title Hiroshige's Japan PDF eBook
Author Philippe Delord
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2025-06-03
Genre Art
ISBN 9780804858809

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"Presented alongside Hiroshige's prints, with descriptions and context, Delord's work offers an absorbing contemplation of Japan's past and present via one legendary travel route, and shows how thoroughly upended our surroundings have been in what was, in wider perspective, only a short time." -- The New York Times Journey along the famed Tokaido Road--an ancient thoroughfare with a modern twist. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido is the best-known work of the great 19th century Japanese woodblock artist Utagawa Hiroshige. The series of 53 masterful woodblock prints depicts stops along the ancient Tokaido Road--which, from the eleventh to the nineteenth century, was the main thoroughfare between Tokyo and Kyoto. Though the road itself is now submerged under Japan's twenty-first-century urban landscape, French artist Philippe Delord set out to see if he could find the original locations, with just a moped, sketchbook, watercolors and a book of Hiroshige's prints. Hiroshige's Japan allows readers to make the journey alongside Delord, venturing from Tokyo and Mount Fuji to mountain passes and rugged coastlines. Inside are all 53 original scenery prints made by Hiroshige, alongside their modern-day equivalent by Delord. A lively commentary about his experiences as he tries to locate each of the 53 scenes (without speaking Japanese!) offers readers an insightful, and often humorous, look into both modern and historical Japan. Part travelogue, part work of art, this book is sure to delight armchair travelers, history buffs, art enthusiasts and Japanophiles alike!

Hiroshige Prints

Hiroshige Prints
Title Hiroshige Prints PDF eBook
Author Ando Hiroshige
Publisher Dover Publications
Pages 0
Release 1988
Genre Color prints, Japanese
ISBN 9780486256443

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Exquisite depictions of romantically idealized landscapes from woodcut master's superb Fifty-three Stages on the Tokaido. Reproduced from the Collection of the Elvehjem Museum of Art. Includes The Bridge on the Toyo River, The Ferryboat at Rokugo, The Junction of the Pilgrims' Road and Mt. Fuji in the Morning from Hara.