Hiroshige & Eisen
The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido. 40th Ed.
$44.78
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2024
Summary
The Kisokaido 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 Kisokaido jou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836594875 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3836594870 |
| Author: | Rhiannon Paget |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.19kg |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 156mm x 217mm |
| Series: | 45th Edition |
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Critics Review
Just leafing through the publication is a journey through a bygone era and a foreign culture. This is a book that can also be an inspiration for a hike in Japan on these very tracks. * Neue Zürcher Zeitung *
A masterpiece of Japanese woodblock prints, an exquisitely designed illustrated book. * Kulturzeit *
An incredible ticket to travel. * L’Express *
Spectacular views, local delicacies, hot spring baths, and other more carnal pursuits. * The New York Times *
Rhiannon Paget
Rhiannon Paget studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and received her doctorate in Japanese Art History from the University of Sydney, Australia. The curator of Asian art at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, she has published research on Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, board games, and nihonga.
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