Full name: Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Author: Henry D. Smith Year: 1986 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Art, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780807611432 0807611433

“This luxurious Japanese-bound, boxed publication transcends the coffee table cliché by combining beauty with information.” ―ARTnews Magazine, 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 United States, 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. Similar books: Hiroshige by Matthi Forrer Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Hokusai by Gian Carlo Calza Japanese Art by Joan Stanley-Baker Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton Art & Fear by David Bayles Genesis by Sebastiao Salgado The Illusion of Life by Ollie Johnston Color and Light by James Gurney Imaginative Realism by James Gurney The Art of Ratatouille by Karen Paik Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis Masters of Deception by Al Seckel The Ballad of Sexual Dependency by Nan Goldin Gonzo: The Art by Ralph Steadman Color Theory by Patti Mollica Artist's Journal Workshop by Cathy Johnson The Art of Up by Tim Hauser Sacred Mirrors by Alex Grey Color Choices by Stephen Quiller