Hiroshige / Henri-Alexis Baatsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baatsch, Henri-Alexis, author.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.

Andō, Hiroshige.

Color prints, Japanese--Edo period, 1600-1868.

Color prints, Japanese.

Japan--In art.

Japan.

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 37 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Thames and Hudson, 2025.

Summary:

"A deluxe, large-format edition of this beautifully illustrated introduction to Utagawa Hiroshige, thought to be the most successful ukiyo-e artist of Japan’s Edo period. From the author of Hokusai: A Life in Drawing comes an illuminating account of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), the last great artist of the ukiyo-e tradition. Ukiyo-e, meaning “images of the floating world,” was a ubiquitous genre of Japanese woodblock prints during Japan’s Edo period, often depicting popular actors, sumo wrestlers, beautiful women, and majestic landscapes. Hiroshige’s serene, atmospheric prints stood out from his predecessors, capturing the essence of the world around him, and eventually gained widespread acclaim in Europe and America, influencing western European artists like Manet, Monet, and Van Gogh. This book offers a fascinating look at Hiroshige’s life and work, tracing the journey of a fire warden who turned to printmaking later in life. It invites readers to follow in Hiroshige’s footsteps through 19th-century Tokyo, discovering the iconic landscapes he immortalized while traveling the famed Tokaido and Kiso Kaido roads. This book features an exceptional selection of works accompanied by vivid text, drawing from Hiroshige’s diaries, his talent for humorous poetry, taste for travel (with all its pleasures and challenges), and deep affinity for the natural world. This volume makes accessible a deep understanding of Hiroshige’s body of work, and transports readers to Edo, Japan via his timeless prints."--publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction

Hiroshige's art

Hiroshige's times

Hiroshige's life

On the road

The technique of printing

Fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō

Sixty-nine stations of the Kisokaidō

One hundred famous views of Edo

Famous places in the sixty-odd provinces

Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji

Peace and violence in images

Perspective

Beyond the familiar paths.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the French "Hiroshige" by Ruth Taylor.

Contains:

Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9780500030585

0500030588

OCLC:

1542821066

Publisher Number:

CIPO000285578