Hiroshige

Smith, Henry D II; Hiroshige, Ando ; Amy G PosterBiblio.com

Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

1986rif. 67827Museum / Braziller. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - Originally published 1986. 256 pages ; 4.3 pounds; 119 full color plates. -- This final series of woodblock prints by the celebrated 19th century Japanese artist Utagawa Ando Hiroshige is considered to be the finest example of his masterwork. Each plate is accompanied by a commentary that discusses its artistic and cultural interest in detail. The brilliant ukiyo-e printmaker revealed the panorama of his city’s Edo which is now named Tokyo activities with subtle and vivid visual anecdotes. The 100 scenes are really vignettes of life in all seasons from many points of view. --Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo actually composed of 118 splendid woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-nineteenth century Tokyo is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series contains many of Hiroshige's best-loved and most extraordinary prints. Like Venice and Florence in the 14th and 15th centuries or Paris in the age of the Impressionists the city of Edo with its superb landmarks and its festive display of elegant urban life exerts a special and compelling fascination. Hiroshige revealed the panorama of his city's activities with subtle and vivid visual anecdotes: fireworks seen from the river fashionable geishas on parade the kabuki district at night intimate moments in the gardens and teahouses. It is a tour de force of artistic vision and printmaking craftsmanship. This edition has been reproduced from an exceptionally fine first-edition set in the Brooklyn Museum of Art to insure maximum fidelity to the original prints. Henry Smith ex-plains the world of Edo in its twilight before the Meiji Restoration and the beginnings of a modern urban society. Each plate is accompanied by a commentary that discusses its artistic and cultural interest in detail. For anyone interested in Japan the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is perhaps the finest guide and one of the greatest legacies imaginable. -- with a bonus offer--; 520-Smithh; Smith Henry D. II; Hiroshige Ando ; Amy G. Poster Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ART JAPANESE HISTORY ASIAN This final series of woodblock prints by the celebrated 19th century Japanese artist Utagawa Ando Hiroshige is considered to be th . 1986. 0807611433 . Museum / Braziller hardcover

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