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Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Hiroshige's Masterful ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Tokyo in the mid-19th century Literally meaning ""pictures of the floating world,"" [b]ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre[/b] 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 USA, 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 set of woodprints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo.
294 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1856
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Hiroshige Utagawa
157 books5 followersborn 1798
Japanese artist Ando Hiroshige captured the serenity of landscape of his country with his superbly composed color woodblock prints, including Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido (1832).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige
Japanese artist Ando Hiroshige captured the serenity of landscape of his country with his superbly composed color woodblock prints, including Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido (1832).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige
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June 7, 2017
Edo: Images of a City between Visual Poetry and Idealized Reality, by Melanie Trede
--Plates, with commentaries, Melanie Trede & Lorenz Bichler
Bibliography
Chronology of Japanese Historical Periods
Editorial Notes
Acknowledgements
Photo credits
Imprint
--Plates, with commentaries, Melanie Trede & Lorenz Bichler
Bibliography
Chronology of Japanese Historical Periods
Editorial Notes
Acknowledgements
Photo credits
Imprint
August 27, 2018
LOVED IT.
I absolutely couldn't part with this book, that's why it took me so long to finish it. It's not about the text, it's about the art of course. Hiroshige together with Hokusai is my favourite classic Japanese artist.
Definitely would make a great giftfor me!!!.
I absolutely couldn't part with this book, that's why it took me so long to finish it. It's not about the text, it's about the art of course. Hiroshige together with Hokusai is my favourite classic Japanese artist.
Definitely would make a great gift
July 16, 2018
This is the most stunningly beautiful book I own. The pages are glossy with color photos of Hiroshige's artwork based on views of the town of Edo.
Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese artist from the first half of the 19th century in the genre of "ukiyo-e", which literally means, "floating world".
Hiroshige painted everyday life, the good, the bad, the ugly in the village of Edo in rich watercolors of blues, pinks, greys, and greens. Each painting is a feast for the eyes.
The commentaries of each print is in English, French and German and describe what is happening and what to look for. I found this very helpful because there were details I did not notice until I read the commentary which brought it to my attention. Also, it explained the action in the print which I would not have understood.
There is action and drama that transpires in every print, yet the colors and form exert only calm. It is a paradox but makes Hiroshige's paintings so successful.
Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese artist from the first half of the 19th century in the genre of "ukiyo-e", which literally means, "floating world".
Hiroshige painted everyday life, the good, the bad, the ugly in the village of Edo in rich watercolors of blues, pinks, greys, and greens. Each painting is a feast for the eyes.
The commentaries of each print is in English, French and German and describe what is happening and what to look for. I found this very helpful because there were details I did not notice until I read the commentary which brought it to my attention. Also, it explained the action in the print which I would not have understood.
There is action and drama that transpires in every print, yet the colors and form exert only calm. It is a paradox but makes Hiroshige's paintings so successful.
January 14, 2021
Un libro recopilatorio de Las Cien famosas vistas de Edo, una serie de grabados realizados, mediante la técnica de la xilografía, por Hiroshige Utagawa entre 1856 y 1858.
En las primeras páginas nos encontramos con una breve introducción que nos pondrá en contexto la obra y el autor.
La segunda parte del libro consta de las 119 obras que componen la serie. Cada una de ellas tiene su nombre en la página izquierda y en la derecha vemos la imagen. En las páginas posteriores tenemos una breve descripción y comentario de cada una de ellas.
Me ha parecido una lectura muy disfrutable, para ir saboreando poco a poco y que una vez terminada da pie a poder ser releída muchas veces abriendo el libro por cualquier punto al azar y maravillándonos con cualquier grabado.
En este tipo de libros sobre arte es especialmente importante la edición y creo que esta lo borda, con papel de calidad y unas ilustraciones cuidadas. Además el contenido viene en tres idiomas: inglés, castellano e italiano.
En las primeras páginas nos encontramos con una breve introducción que nos pondrá en contexto la obra y el autor.
“Sobre todo, quise reproducir con exactitud las famosas regiones de Edo (…) y pintar paisajes tal y como los puede ver el observador con sus propios ojos”
La segunda parte del libro consta de las 119 obras que componen la serie. Cada una de ellas tiene su nombre en la página izquierda y en la derecha vemos la imagen. En las páginas posteriores tenemos una breve descripción y comentario de cada una de ellas.
Me ha parecido una lectura muy disfrutable, para ir saboreando poco a poco y que una vez terminada da pie a poder ser releída muchas veces abriendo el libro por cualquier punto al azar y maravillándonos con cualquier grabado.
En este tipo de libros sobre arte es especialmente importante la edición y creo que esta lo borda, con papel de calidad y unas ilustraciones cuidadas. Además el contenido viene en tres idiomas: inglés, castellano e italiano.
August 2, 2020
I have been leisurely perusing this book on Sunday mornings when we get up and sit on the back porch with our coffee and the dogs running crazily after squirrels and mockingbirds. (Those of you with little ones, this time will come again for you, do not despair.)
This was a Christmas gift from my husband who knows of my fondness for looking at art on those Sunday mornings. Obviously, I haven't been always examining it on the back porch or even on every Sunday. Do not judge it by my leisurely pace. I'd find it hard to believe that you could find a better book about Hiroshige's famous series of woodblock prints.
The way the shadows are elongated and distorted
gives the impression we are really seeing
moonlit playgoers in the puppet district
Author Melanie Trede first puts Hiroshige in context by explaining that these types of series were common as travel guides. You'd get the latest series and admire the artistry while planning your next trip. Her explanations of the influences traded between Western and Japanese art, the constraints of the woodblock printing process, the Japanese government's censorship and other such information put me not only in the mood to better appreciate each piece, but put me mentally in that time and place. I especially loved little details such as the fact that a crane's feathers would be colorless but have a 3-D texture applied by the printer using his elbow to push the paper into hollowed out areas.
Think how this crane would have seemed to soar
into your room with those feathers lifting from the paper
All of this combines to make one appreciate what an artist's eye Hiroshige had, and his printer too for that matter. Impossible points of view, interesting framing, an insistence on showing the lowly facts of life as well as the noble things ... these keep the prints continually fresh and interesting.
Horse dung. A fact of life but very controversial
for a piece of art. I myself loved seeing the straw horseshoes
The book itself is also lovely, bound like a Japanese book, in a case with bamboo-like clasps. This setting prepares one for the treasury of art contained within. Just as Hiroshige would have wanted, one suspects.
This was a Christmas gift from my husband who knows of my fondness for looking at art on those Sunday mornings. Obviously, I haven't been always examining it on the back porch or even on every Sunday. Do not judge it by my leisurely pace. I'd find it hard to believe that you could find a better book about Hiroshige's famous series of woodblock prints.
The way the shadows are elongated and distorted
gives the impression we are really seeing
moonlit playgoers in the puppet district
Author Melanie Trede first puts Hiroshige in context by explaining that these types of series were common as travel guides. You'd get the latest series and admire the artistry while planning your next trip. Her explanations of the influences traded between Western and Japanese art, the constraints of the woodblock printing process, the Japanese government's censorship and other such information put me not only in the mood to better appreciate each piece, but put me mentally in that time and place. I especially loved little details such as the fact that a crane's feathers would be colorless but have a 3-D texture applied by the printer using his elbow to push the paper into hollowed out areas.
Think how this crane would have seemed to soar
into your room with those feathers lifting from the paper
All of this combines to make one appreciate what an artist's eye Hiroshige had, and his printer too for that matter. Impossible points of view, interesting framing, an insistence on showing the lowly facts of life as well as the noble things ... these keep the prints continually fresh and interesting.
Horse dung. A fact of life but very controversial
for a piece of art. I myself loved seeing the straw horseshoes
The book itself is also lovely, bound like a Japanese book, in a case with bamboo-like clasps. This setting prepares one for the treasury of art contained within. Just as Hiroshige would have wanted, one suspects.
March 9, 2021
Culture at is finest. Always blown away by paintings from the Edo era. I'll keep this book for the rest of my life for sure. Same goes to the Hokusai collection
September 10, 2022
CHE MERAVIGLIA!
December 31, 2015
This is a beautifully put together art book. The design of the cover is captivating, and the traditional Japanese style binding a delight. The paper quality is excellent, with each page a double fold and the soft cover in what feels like a mulberry washi.
Melanie Trede's introduction puts Hiroshige's prints in their historical context of pictures of famous places (meishoe) that date back to the 10th century and the poetry collection "One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each". Trede explores the influence Hiroshige's work had on painters like Whistler, Pissarro and Van Gogh, but also the influence that Western art techniques had on Hiroshige. Of more interest, perhaps, is the discussion of Hiroshige's methodology and how his approach to recording Edo differed to that taken by Hokusai. The pictures weren't just a record of Edo life but a means of promoting the city and creating a cultural narrative that appealed to residents and potential visitors alike. I was interested to learn about the prohibition on depicting Edo castle and other official buildings of the Shogun and how Hiroshige sometimes got around that restriction, even getting views that contained hints of the castle past the censors. Also on the censors' hit list was anything that might place the shogunate in a bad light. Some ukiyo-e artists got into bother by depicting the devastation caused by the 1855 earthquake, but Hiroshige's views are focused on the positive, showing the glories of a newly reconstructed and vibrant Edo after the earthquake, but contain hidden political allusions designed to circumvent the censors' sensibilities. There is information on the publisher, Sakanaya, and a detailed description of the process from proof drawing to woodblock engraving to printing, in Trede's introduction as well.
The book reproduces one of only a few surviving complete sets of views from the first print run. The set is held by the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo, a museum we haven't visited yet, but which I now hope to include on a future trip to Tokyo. The reproductions glow on the page, with the full depth of colour that must exist in the originals. Trede is joined by Lorenz Bichler in writing the commentaries for each view, discussing the content of the print, its meaning and the craftsmanship involved in bringing each element of the image together.
Melanie Trede's introduction puts Hiroshige's prints in their historical context of pictures of famous places (meishoe) that date back to the 10th century and the poetry collection "One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each". Trede explores the influence Hiroshige's work had on painters like Whistler, Pissarro and Van Gogh, but also the influence that Western art techniques had on Hiroshige. Of more interest, perhaps, is the discussion of Hiroshige's methodology and how his approach to recording Edo differed to that taken by Hokusai. The pictures weren't just a record of Edo life but a means of promoting the city and creating a cultural narrative that appealed to residents and potential visitors alike. I was interested to learn about the prohibition on depicting Edo castle and other official buildings of the Shogun and how Hiroshige sometimes got around that restriction, even getting views that contained hints of the castle past the censors. Also on the censors' hit list was anything that might place the shogunate in a bad light. Some ukiyo-e artists got into bother by depicting the devastation caused by the 1855 earthquake, but Hiroshige's views are focused on the positive, showing the glories of a newly reconstructed and vibrant Edo after the earthquake, but contain hidden political allusions designed to circumvent the censors' sensibilities. There is information on the publisher, Sakanaya, and a detailed description of the process from proof drawing to woodblock engraving to printing, in Trede's introduction as well.
The book reproduces one of only a few surviving complete sets of views from the first print run. The set is held by the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo, a museum we haven't visited yet, but which I now hope to include on a future trip to Tokyo. The reproductions glow on the page, with the full depth of colour that must exist in the originals. Trede is joined by Lorenz Bichler in writing the commentaries for each view, discussing the content of the print, its meaning and the craftsmanship involved in bringing each element of the image together.
September 2, 2014
A stunning book!
Honestly its beautiful, the pages are not attached to the physical cover so its much easier to view the pages. The pages are doubled over so its a little strange, but it does not make it hard to read and view the book. The prints are good quality, and are stunning.
A beautiful collection of images that have a small description on the opposing page as a little background information. The book is hard to get hold of which is a shame because I honestly believe anyone who is a fan of Japanese prints or Hiroshige should own this book.
I'd happily recommend this book to anyone who'd be interested.
Honestly its beautiful, the pages are not attached to the physical cover so its much easier to view the pages. The pages are doubled over so its a little strange, but it does not make it hard to read and view the book. The prints are good quality, and are stunning.
A beautiful collection of images that have a small description on the opposing page as a little background information. The book is hard to get hold of which is a shame because I honestly believe anyone who is a fan of Japanese prints or Hiroshige should own this book.
I'd happily recommend this book to anyone who'd be interested.
May 30, 2013
It is difficult to score a work like this. I like a lot Japanese prints and Hiroshige's in particular, or I would not have got it (as a present). The edition is beautiful, at the same size as the original. And yet the text sometimes feels like filling, which is not surprising considering that not all the views have an anecdote or a tale associated with it.
In the end the beautiful presentation and the fact that I have the prints easy to see and find at my fingertips make me give it a high score. After all, the text is something I will go through once, while the prints I will revisit often.
In the end the beautiful presentation and the fact that I have the prints easy to see and find at my fingertips make me give it a high score. After all, the text is something I will go through once, while the prints I will revisit often.
April 14, 2016
Ahora mismo me parece el libro más bonito que tengo en la estantería. Una edición de lujo para un artista que con pocas líneas y pocos colores conseguía transformar viñetas cotidianas en arte.
June 20, 2016
Prachtig vormgegeven met prachtige platen.
December 2, 2022
Excellent - the best book I've come across of Hiroshige's "100 Famous Views of Edo." The prints are first class; they are taken from the collection of the Ota Memorial Museum of Art (not familiar with it, but the sure have a great edition of "100 Famous Views of Edo." The book starts with a solid bio and information on Hiroshige, and has some of his other prints along with Van Gogh and other artists' copies of Hiroshige, or paintings influenced by him.
It's strange, though, to see how different the colors can be in different editions. A very famous one, "Horikiri Iris Garden," for example, seems to have flowers that run purple or reddish (as in this book). And even some of my favorites in the series, such as "Armour Hanging Pine" can be very different. My own copy is from the 1918 Uo-Ya edition, and the blue in the ocean covers a different patch than it does in this book's version.
You also see real differences in the bokashi shading, particularly in prints like "The 'Pine of Success' and Oumayagashi on the Asakusa River," or "Tsukudajima and Eithi Bridge" where the deep blue in the water at the bottom can cover more or less of the buildings that emerge from it. And the colors in some of my favorites, such as "Nightime of Matsuchiyama and the San'Ya Canal," with the courtesan stumbling a bit on her way home, are superb. I also notice my 1918 print of the famous "Fireworks by Ryogoku Bridge" has an explosion in the upper right that, in most versions, produces a ball of light where as mine just has a blossom of points of light.
All the different points of view Hiroghige takes in "100 Famous Views of Edo" prints are clearly seen here, as the book follows the same table of contents the first print provides, even though Hiroshige didn't produce them in that order. This produces some prints I love, with leaves from a willow, or a maple tree ("The Maple Trees at Mama, the Tekona Shrine & Tsugihashi Bridge"), or cherry blossoms ("The Grove at the Suijin Shrine & Massaki on the Sumida River") are all here.
"Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge & Atake" - probably the second most famous image in Japanese art after Hokusai's "Great Wave" - is here, of course, as are some of the better-known (and thus more expensive) prints that personally I care for the least, those with super-close perspectives, such as the one with the fish flag, or the turtle dangling in a shop window, or the railing on "Nihonbashi & Edobashi Bridges."
Regardless, this is a book with reproductions that Hiroshige fans as well as those who just like Japanese woodblock prints or Asian art overall, will appreciate.
It's strange, though, to see how different the colors can be in different editions. A very famous one, "Horikiri Iris Garden," for example, seems to have flowers that run purple or reddish (as in this book). And even some of my favorites in the series, such as "Armour Hanging Pine" can be very different. My own copy is from the 1918 Uo-Ya edition, and the blue in the ocean covers a different patch than it does in this book's version.
You also see real differences in the bokashi shading, particularly in prints like "The 'Pine of Success' and Oumayagashi on the Asakusa River," or "Tsukudajima and Eithi Bridge" where the deep blue in the water at the bottom can cover more or less of the buildings that emerge from it. And the colors in some of my favorites, such as "Nightime of Matsuchiyama and the San'Ya Canal," with the courtesan stumbling a bit on her way home, are superb. I also notice my 1918 print of the famous "Fireworks by Ryogoku Bridge" has an explosion in the upper right that, in most versions, produces a ball of light where as mine just has a blossom of points of light.
All the different points of view Hiroghige takes in "100 Famous Views of Edo" prints are clearly seen here, as the book follows the same table of contents the first print provides, even though Hiroshige didn't produce them in that order. This produces some prints I love, with leaves from a willow, or a maple tree ("The Maple Trees at Mama, the Tekona Shrine & Tsugihashi Bridge"), or cherry blossoms ("The Grove at the Suijin Shrine & Massaki on the Sumida River") are all here.
"Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge & Atake" - probably the second most famous image in Japanese art after Hokusai's "Great Wave" - is here, of course, as are some of the better-known (and thus more expensive) prints that personally I care for the least, those with super-close perspectives, such as the one with the fish flag, or the turtle dangling in a shop window, or the railing on "Nihonbashi & Edobashi Bridges."
Regardless, this is a book with reproductions that Hiroshige fans as well as those who just like Japanese woodblock prints or Asian art overall, will appreciate.
May 28, 2021
One of the best books I have read this year! I picked this up on a whim after the book shops reopened as I wanted something related to Japan to read that was not too academic. This collection of woodblocks by Japanese artist Hiroshige was perfect for that. I started not knowing much about Japanese artwork beyond a few facts and knowledge about its history and finished with a great appreciation of the work.
One hundred nineteen of Hiroshige's spectacular woodblocks are recreated in full colour in this edition alongside a short description of each piece. The artwork is arranged roughly by season as when the prints first appeared in the 1850s. The use of colour is spectacular, and I can only imagine the skill that went into every aspect of production. I have always loved woodblocks, but this edition will hold a place of pride on my shelf from the sheer beauty of it. I particularly loved how Hiroshige presented the natural land alongside the everyday and often unsavoury aspects of Japan side by side. Many of the prints feature prostitutes rendered beautifully against the sublime scenery. It was also amazing to see just how many of Hiroshige's pieces inspired well-known western artists, like Van Gogh and Whistler. I would love to read an edition of their work, knowing about their inspiration now.
The text accompanying the prints was highly informative too. I have never heard of the publisher before now, but I am interested in reading more of their work. Each section was translated into English, French, and German. I am not sure which is the original language and if the translations are good as I only read English, but the parts that I could read were very well written and presented. As a reader who had no prior knowledge of the artist, I can say that this is an excellent place to start. It took me a while to adjust to the paragraphs indented at the bottom rather than the top. I am not sure if this is the norm in other countries, but I have never seen it before. Once I got used to it, however, it was not an issue.
Overall, I honestly cannot recommend this book enough. I loved every page of it, and it is worth having on your shelf for the aesthetic alone, even if you are not interested in the fascinating information that accompanies it.
One hundred nineteen of Hiroshige's spectacular woodblocks are recreated in full colour in this edition alongside a short description of each piece. The artwork is arranged roughly by season as when the prints first appeared in the 1850s. The use of colour is spectacular, and I can only imagine the skill that went into every aspect of production. I have always loved woodblocks, but this edition will hold a place of pride on my shelf from the sheer beauty of it. I particularly loved how Hiroshige presented the natural land alongside the everyday and often unsavoury aspects of Japan side by side. Many of the prints feature prostitutes rendered beautifully against the sublime scenery. It was also amazing to see just how many of Hiroshige's pieces inspired well-known western artists, like Van Gogh and Whistler. I would love to read an edition of their work, knowing about their inspiration now.
The text accompanying the prints was highly informative too. I have never heard of the publisher before now, but I am interested in reading more of their work. Each section was translated into English, French, and German. I am not sure which is the original language and if the translations are good as I only read English, but the parts that I could read were very well written and presented. As a reader who had no prior knowledge of the artist, I can say that this is an excellent place to start. It took me a while to adjust to the paragraphs indented at the bottom rather than the top. I am not sure if this is the norm in other countries, but I have never seen it before. Once I got used to it, however, it was not an issue.
Overall, I honestly cannot recommend this book enough. I loved every page of it, and it is worth having on your shelf for the aesthetic alone, even if you are not interested in the fascinating information that accompanies it.
August 8, 2019
Kitap İngilizce, Almanca ve Fransızca olarak üç dil seçeneği sunuyor.
Hiroshige İzlenimciler için büyük bir esin kaynağıydı. Kitapta da Van Gogh ve Monet gibi isimler için niçin önemli olduğuna değiniliyor. Eserin asıl ele aldığı konu ise Edo’nun (Tokyo) 100 ünlü manzarası serisi (Çok başarılı olması üzerine yayıncısı Hiroshige’yi toplamda 118 tane ahşap baskı çıkartmaya ikna ediyor.) Her ahşap baskının teknik özellikleri, içeriği, resmedilen Edo döneminin özellikleri detaylı bir şekilde aktarılıyor.
Şahsen Hokusai’nin eserlerini tercih ediyor olsam da ukiyo-e hakkında daha fazla bilgilenmek güzeldi.
Hiroshige İzlenimciler için büyük bir esin kaynağıydı. Kitapta da Van Gogh ve Monet gibi isimler için niçin önemli olduğuna değiniliyor. Eserin asıl ele aldığı konu ise Edo’nun (Tokyo) 100 ünlü manzarası serisi (Çok başarılı olması üzerine yayıncısı Hiroshige’yi toplamda 118 tane ahşap baskı çıkartmaya ikna ediyor.) Her ahşap baskının teknik özellikleri, içeriği, resmedilen Edo döneminin özellikleri detaylı bir şekilde aktarılıyor.
Şahsen Hokusai’nin eserlerini tercih ediyor olsam da ukiyo-e hakkında daha fazla bilgilenmek güzeldi.
December 2, 2018
I have not read all of it yet since it it more of an art book with captions but I was just super excited to share how wonderful and eye-catching this book is! The photos are vibrant along with captions that invoke the senses. For me I believe in law of attraction and visualization. Although I have been to Japan once I would like to live there in the future so I feel these images really give me a mental view of what more I would see in Japan. Throughout the captions for each image Trede and Bichler share rich history and further the depth in these woodblock prints.
March 16, 2021
A beautifully curated collection of one of Hiroshige's travel series. I love how effectively Trede has explained the scene of each print both as it existed in Hiroshige's time and as it exists today. Leafing through this a few pages at a time certainly evoked that sense of nostalgia and adventure that Hiroshige specialised in: my leisurely pace should not be taken as a commentary on the book itself - I was reveling in dawdling through it. I'll certainly be using it to inform my next visit to Tokyo, whenever that may be.
February 23, 2018
The 2016 hardcover is an absolutely exquisite piece of jewelry. It may be the most beautiful book from Taschen that I've read. I admire all its attention to detail: Japanese-style binding, a wooden-like case, a unique choice of paper, an extremely high quality of print. Hiroshige's woodblock prints themselves are magical and the authors' accompanying text very informative despite being concise.
December 16, 2017
One of the books impossible to ever finish reading and viewing. I open it at random pages or at the ones that are most memorable or best suit my mood every now and again. Also, the "japanese album" edition is much better than the hardcover.
April 18, 2019
Salah satu sampul buku terindah dari belakang depan selain Klimt dan Van Gogh keluaran Taschen. Setelah memiliki ini, ingin sekali rasanya mendapatkan Hokusai. Tapi kapan Taschen membuat edisi lengkap dari Hokusai? Sangat menunggu. Pasti akan sangat indah!
April 10, 2021
Highly recommend it if you enjoy reading and learning about prints in general or even just japanese prints this large and beautiful book will enlighten you of what goes on in the prints themselves and the backstory behind most of them.
May 3, 2021
Originally I did not notice the book being in three different languages and expected a lot more information I could enjoy. Still it is very informative book for anyone interested in deeper meaning and origin of the Edo era paintings.
September 8, 2021
Libro que va más allá del típico "coffee table book". Por supuesto, priman lo visual y las estampas de Hiroshige son preciosas (en cuanto a calidad, colores, etc.) pero al explicarlas una a una y teniendo en cuenta la información aportada al principio del libro, me parece excelente.
February 12, 2022
i’m gushing over this book, the binding, the printing, as an object it is beautiful, a most adequate way to admire hiroshige’s woodblock prints, a master of ukiyo-e and one of the most striking visual artists of the 19th century.
December 31, 2024
The only complaint is the small format; I'd love to see the picture in a much larger size. Other than that it's a wonderful book with great descriptions and added context for every painting. Beautiful work from Taschen.
June 4, 2018
Beautiful presentation with beautiful paper. Good little descriptions of the prints.
April 10, 2019
Great reference book, easy to get lost in and worth hours of your time.
July 10, 2019
A five for everything but the writing, which bore me.
January 26, 2020
Very nice book
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