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Hiroshige Hardcover – November 21, 2017

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This lavishly produced authoritative monograph presents an in-depth view of the life and work of Utagawa Hiroshige, one of Japan’s most revered artists. Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates, this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last great practitioner of ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world." Hiroshige is considered to be the tradition’s most poetic artist and his work had a marked influence on Western painting towards the end of the 19th century. Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and James Whistler were inspired by Hiroshige’s serene depictions of the natural world. Arranged chronologically, this book illustrates through text and magnificent reproductions Hiroshige’s youth and early career; his artistic development in the genre of landscape prints; his depictions of Edo and the provinces; the flower and bird prints; and his many popular books and paintings. It discusses the historic and cultural environment in which Hiroshige flourished and the many reasons his art continues to be revered and imitated. Filled with 300 color reproductions, and featuring a clamshell box and Japanese-style binding, this volume is destined to become the definitive examination of Hiroshige’s oeuvre.
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"This lavish chronically organized survey of his life and work is a jewel for art lovers, featuring Japanese-style binding and clamshell box. The 300 depictions of Hiroshige’s beloved prints, books and paintings, along with an examination of the historic and cultural environments in which he created them, crowns the oeuvre of a true artistic titan." -Bask

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Matthi Forrer is an independent curator and former Curator for Japanese Arts at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands. He is the author of numerous books on Hokusai and Japanese art, including Hokusai and Hiroshige: Prints and Drawings (both by Prestel).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prestel; Box edition (November 21, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3791382659
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3791382654
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.75 x 1.69 x 17.25 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2020
    Comprehensive print collection. The size of the book is large so the content is a delight if you are into studying minor details.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
    I adore this art book. Beautiful colors, interesting text. It is a real treat to have such large and striking prints. Have admired all of the illustrations, though have yet to complete reading the text. Very interesting so far, though.
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  • baill
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive book
    Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2021
    Excellent quality of the prints. Very good texts.
    A must if you want to improve your knowledge of Japanese arts on the 18th century.
    The chapter on the influence of Hiroshige is short. There many other artists that should have been mentioned.
  • Familia Pombalina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Soberbio, una obre de arte sobre el arte y las costumbres de este pintor y sobre el Japón del XIX...
    Reviewed in Spain on November 26, 2020
    Una recopilación de la obra del “alter ego” de Hokusai, con un trazo fino, menos detallista pero con vistas más amplias e intensas, Utagawa Hiroshige nos muestra el verdadero Japón de principios del siglo XIX, sobre todo el paisaje, su gran pasión y verdadera especialidad.

    Este libro es una edición exquisita, un regalo para la vista pero también para los sentidos. Las páginas son dobles, estilo concertina japonés, para evitar que la imagen traspase los reflejos, el papel es suave y totalmente mate, lo que ayuda al lector a adentrarse en la época y la obra de este pintor.
    Es simplemente es un compendio de su obra, sin incluir íntegramente algunas series, cualquier lector tendrá una visión completa, desde sus comienzos hasta llegar a las obras especialmente conocidas como Cincuenta y tres etapas de la ruta de Tōkaidō, Cien famosas vistas de Edo, Treinta y seis vistas del monte Fuji y la que más me gusta por su didáctica de la vida cotidiana, Kiōto meisho no uchi (Famosas vistas de Kioto).
    El texto está en inglés, escrito en una prosa de fácil lectura y que ayuda a comprender perfectamente al pintor, al entorno donde vivió y a su obra relacionada.

    El libro mide 37 x 31 y tiene un grosor de 3.5 cm. Son 286 páginas, impresas en hojas individuales conectadas en su lado exterior. Creo sinceramente que alguna persona tendrá la tentación de arrancar alguna hoja doble para colgar en su salón, la calidad invita a ello…
    La gran mayoría de páginas son texto explicativo en orden cronológico con las pinturas relacionadas, aunque hay varias páginas ocupadas completamente por una obra.

    Una obra impresionante, ideal para un regalo abrumador o para un lugar destacado en nuestra biblioteca de arte.

    Saludos y gracias por la lectura!
  • S. J. Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must for devotees of this absolute master of Japanese art.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2018
    This is the most wonderful book, worth EVERY penny of its admittedly significant price. The book is printed in the Japanese way with pages concertina-ed and then edge sewn on one side. The colour printing is quite superb, and the large format (check out the dimension!) means that full page reproductions really give a level of detail that is, in my experience, impossible to find elsewhere. Of course not all images are shown on a full page, but a significant number are.

    The chronological approach and the learned but always lucid commentary on Hiroshige's development in a range of media, makes this a perfect volume for those who want analysis, information and perfect reproductions.

    My only complaint, and it IS a fairly serious one, is that some images are shown across a double page: this is wonderful for the outer thirds, but for the central section there is the problem of a less than perfectly flat image and the inevitable central 'gutter'. But as this affects relatively few images this in no way silences my enthusiasm for and recommendation of this magnificent volume as a whole.
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  • ROSELLO RAYMOND
    5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifique dans sa delicatesse
    Reviewed in France on January 16, 2018
    j'adore cette poesie du trait dans une perfection apaisante niponne . c'est un grand plaisir d'avoir cette œuvre d'un grand artiste dans ma bibliothèque
  • Sadsac
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful drawings
    Reviewed in Australia on August 18, 2018
    As beautiful as I expected