Hiroshige's Edo: Masterful ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Tokyo in
the mid-19th century
"Stunning woodblock prints, beautifully reproduced." Elle Decor,
New York
Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world," ukiyo-e refers
to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the
17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world's
visual characterization of Japan. Because they could be mass
produced, ukiyo-e works were often used as designs for fans, New
Year's greeting cards, single prints, and book illustrations, and
traditionally they depicted city life, entertainment, beautiful
women, kabuki actors, and landscapes. The influence of ukiyo-e in
Europe and the USA, often referred to as Japonisme, can be seen in
everything from impressionist painting to today's manga and anime
illustration. 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.
Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the
ukiyo-e tradition. Though he captured a variety of subjects, his
greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo
(modern-day Tokyo) and his final masterpiece was a series known as
"One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858). This resplendent
complete reprint pairs each of the 120 large-scale illustrations
with a description, allowing readers to plunge themselves into
Hiroshige's beautifully vibrant landscapes.
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