Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views Of Edo

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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 was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th & 19th centuries & came to characterize the Western world&s visual idea of Japan In many ways images of hedonism ukzyo-e scenes often represented the bright lights & attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) beautiful women actors & wrestlers city life & spectacular landscapes Though he captured a variety of subjects Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes with a final masterpiece series known as " One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858) which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons from bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards 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 It pairs each of the 120 illustrations with a description allowing readers to immerse themselves in these beautiful Vibrant vistas that became paradigms of Japomisme & inspired Impressionist Post-Impressionist & Art Nouveau artists alike from Vincent van Gogh to James Mc Neill Whistler