Utagawa Hiroshige : Seeing Landscapes Through His Eyes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abe, Mika.

Series:

Japanese Society Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Utagawa Hiroshige

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : Trans Pacific Press, 2023.

Summary:

In the late Edo period, when society was maturing and Japan was moving to open its doors to the outside world, landscapes were undergoing major changes. Many world-famous ukiyo-e painters were active during this period, among them Utagawa Hiroshige. Hiroshige left us not only his ukiyo-e paintings but also his words. This book explores Hiroshige' s views of the landscape through his ukiyo-e work Ehon Edo Miyage (Edo Souvenirs), published from 1850 to 1867, while placing considerable emphasis on the analysis of Hiroshige' s text, which is often neglected by art historians. Why did Hiroshige depict ordinary scenes featuring common people, not only famous tourist places, in his ukiyo-e? What was it that Hiroshige wanted to convey through his picture book? His work explores not only the bright life of Edo, but also the reality of the surrounding scenery, which was rapidly transforming in the midst of social change. This book allows us to see the landscape of the time through Hiroshige' s eyes and to experience his connection to scenery.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Author

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: The Metropolis and the Artist

1: Hiroshige's Edo: An Unprecedented Metropolis

2: Ukiyo-e Prints: A Popular Amusement in the "Floating World"

3: Hiroshige the Artist

Part II: Exploring Hiroshige's Landscape Perspective Through His Words

4: An Analytical View of Ehon Edo Miyage

5: Ehon Edo Miyage: Genre, Content and Composition

6: "Fūkei" by Hiroshige and How Its Synonyms Are Used

7: Hiroshige's Landscape Perspective Expressed in Written Form in Ehon Edo Miyage

8: Farmland and Countryside in Ehon Edo Miyage

Part III: Seeing Through Hiroshige's Eyes

9: Hiroshige's Landscape Perspective: Combining His Words and Pictures

10: Rereading a Masterpiece: Hiroshige's Thoughts in Meisho Edo Hyakkei

Epilogue

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781920850043

192085004X

OCLC:

1381094106