Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
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Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Lorenz Bichler
A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition and a paradigm of the Japonisme that inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.
“Some of the greatest prints in the history of art” * The Wall Street Journal *
“This publication transcends the coffee table cliché by combining beauty with information.” * ARTnews *
“This publication transcends the coffee table cliché by combining beauty with information.” * ARTnews *
Lorenz Bichler studied Sinology, Japanese studies, and Modern History in Zurich and Beijing. After scholarships at the Waseda and Tokai universities in Japan, he was appointed assistant professor of politics at New York University in 1999. He has held non-established teaching posts at various universities, and given online instruction at the New School of Social Research. He has been a freelance sinologist working in Heidelberg since 2004. Before taking her doctorate in Far Eastern art history at the University of Heidelberg, Melanie Trede worked at the Gakushuin University in Tokyo. She was assistant professor at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University from 1999 to 2004, since which time she has been Professor of Far Eastern art history at the University of Heidelberg.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783836556590 |
| ISBN 10 | 3836556596 |
| Title | Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo |
| Author | Lorenz Bichler |
| Series | Bibliotheca Universalis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taschen GmbH |
| Year published | 2015-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 584 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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