Hiroshige

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'This lavish edition by independent curator and Japanese Art expert, Matthi Forrer, gives an excellent overview of the artist's oeuvre from prints of birds, flowers and scenes of h is native city to a selection from the renowned series, One Hundred Famous Views in Edo. So get comfy as you are immersed in the wonder of Hiroshige's magnificent work' - Culture Trip A lavishly produced book surveying Hiroshige's career Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates, this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last great practitioner of ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world." Hiroshige is considered to be the tradition's most poetic artist and his work had a marked influence on Western painting towards the end of the 19th century. Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, and James Whistler were inspired by Hiroshige's serene depictions of the natural world. Arranged chronologically, this book illustrates through text and magnificent reproductions Hiroshige's youth and early career; his artistic development in the genre of landscape prints; his depictions of Edo and the provinces; the flower and bird prints; and his many popular books and paintings.It discusses the historic and cultural environment in which Hiroshige flourished and the many reasons his art continues to be revered and imitated. Filled with 300 colour reproductions, and featuring a clamshell box and Japanese-style binding, this volume is destined to become the definitive examination of Hiroshige's oeuvre. Details Author: Matthi Forrer, former Curator for Japanese Arts at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden Hardcover: 288 pages | 300 illustrations Date published: October 2017 Language: English ISBN: 978-3791382654 Product Dimensions: 43.7 x 32.0 cm Show more