Hiroshige by Matthi Forrer
Utagawa Hiroshige holds an assured place in the history of art as one of the greatest and best-loved masters of the woodblock print. His immensely popular works capture the beauty and delicacy of Japan's landscape. This superb overview of Hiroshige's oeuvre is arranged according to subject matter: prints of birds and flowers; scenes of his native city; landscapes; still-lifes; a selection from his renowned series, One Hundred Famous Views in Edo; images of mist, snow, rain, and moonlight; and drawings and other works related to the artist's prints. Matthi Forrer's thorough and insightful essays are filled with scholarly detail and fascinating observations. The book's breathtaking images allow readers to fully experience the splendor of Hiroshige's prints in all their poetry and detail.
"This lavish chronically organized survey of his life and work is a jewel for art lovers, featuring Japanese-style binding and clamshell boxThe 300 depictions of Hiroshige’s beloved prints, books and paintings, along with an examination of the historic and cultural environments in which he created them, crowns the oeuvre of a true artistic titan." -Bask
MATTHI FORRER is a curator for Japanese Arts at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands. He is the author of numerous books on Hokusai and Japanese art.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783791345406 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791345400 |
| Title | Hiroshige |
| Author | Matthi Forrer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 2011-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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