KO-Hiroshige - Couverture rigide

Trede, Melanie; Bichler, Lorenz

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3836556596 ISBN 13 : 9783836556590

Editeur : TASCHEN, 2015

Synopsis

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning “pictures of the floating world,” ukiyo-e was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and came to characterize the Western world’s visual idea of Japan. In many ways images of hedonism, ukiyo-e scenes often represented the bright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo): beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes.

Though he captured a variety of subjects, Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” (1856–1858), which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons, from bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards.

This reprint is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodblock prints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo. It pairs each of the 120 illustrations with a description, allowing readers to immerse themselves in these beautiful, vibrant vistas that became paradigms of Japonisme and inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists alike, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Lorenz Bichler estudió sinología y cursó estudios de japanología y arte moderno en Zurich y en Pekín. Por medio de una beca estudió en la universidades de Waseda y Tokai; luego ejerció como asistente de la cátedra de política en Nueva York. Trabaja como freelance sinologista en la universidad de Heidelberg desde 2004.

Melanie Trede trabajó en la Gakushuin University de Tokio antes de doctorarse en lejano Oriente en la Universidad de Heidelberg. Ejerció como asistente en el Institute of Fine Arts de la Universidad de Nueva York desde 1999 hasta 2004, desde entonces es profesora en la Universidad de Heildeberg en la cátedra de arte del lejano oriente.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: TASCHEN
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: multilingue
• ISBN 10: 3836556596
• ISBN 13: 9783836556590
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 581
• Coordonnées du fabricant: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Allemagne