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Hiroshige & Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido. 40th Ed. (Multilingual edition)
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Hiroshige & Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido. 40th Ed. (Multilingual edition)
Series: 40th Edition
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The Kisokaidō route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s
by the country’s then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that
staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage
between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and
restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to
weary travelers. In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai
Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the
Kisokaidō journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced
by Utagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in
1838.Both Eisen and Hiroshige were master print practitioners. In
The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaidō, we find the
artists’ distinct styles as much as their shared expertise. From
the busy starting post of Nihonbashi to the castle town of
Iwamurata, Eisen opts for a more muted palette but excels in
figuration, particularly of glamorous women, and relishes snapshots
of activity along the route, from shoeing a horse to winnowing
rice. Hiroshige demonstrates his mastery of landscape with
grandiose and evocative scenes, whether it’s the peaceful banks
of the Ota River, the forbidding Wada Pass, or a moonlit ascent
between Yawata and Mochizuki.Taken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine
Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock
practice, including bold compositions and an experimental use of
color, but also a charming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long
before the specter of industrialization. This TASCHEN volume is
sourced from one of the finest surviving first editions and revives
the series in our compact anniversary edition.
General
Imprint: |
Taschen
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Series: |
40th Edition |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
2023 |
Editors: |
Taschen
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Dimensions: |
217 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
512 |
Edition: |
Multilingual edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8365-9487-5 |
Categories: |
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Taschen - Art & Photography
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LSN: |
3-8365-9487-0 |
Barcode: |
9783836594875 |
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