Hiroshige
$34.25
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2016
Summary
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. 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. Though Hiroshige captured a variety of subjects, his greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and his most famous work was a series known as “100 Famous Views of Edo” (1856-1858). This book provides an introduction to his work and an overview of his career.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836519632 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836519631 |
| Author: | Adele Schlombs |
| Publisher: | Taschen |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 213mm x 264mm |
| Series: | Taschen Basic Art Series |
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Critics Review
“Some of the greatest prints in the history of art.”
“Some of the greatest prints in the history of art.” -The Wall Street Journal, New York
Adele Schlombs
Adele Schlombs studied Sinology, East Asian art history, European art history, and comparative religious studies at Cologne and Heidelberg Universities. From 1984 to 1987 she studied at Kyoto University and gained her doctorate in 1989 at Heidelberg University. In 1991, she took over the directorship of the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne and since then she has organized numerous loan exhibitions of Japanese and Chinese art.
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