Prints and drawings paperback illustrated, 1 mar 2009. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry. Overall this is a deep and information packed book on hiroshige with a lot of very good, very high quality copies of his prints. This book is much smaller than i have seen it in other paperback versions. Excellent reproductions of 16 prints by ando hiroshige, choki, and other revered japanese artists are featured. Hiroshige is considered to be the traditions most poetic artist and his work had a marked influence on western painting towards the end of the 19th. Now available for the first time in paperback, this book reproduces the artists finest. There is a chapter in the book on hiroshige s influence on western art in the mid to late 1800s.
Especially, fiftythree stages on the tokaido is one of the most highly regarded woodblock printings series in japanese art. In fact the prints are beautiful on lovely paper, and the variations should be of interest for anyone finding other hokusai prints outside this book many run so often as to wear. Understand japans visual concept with this portfolio of utagawa hiroshige, one of the last great artists of woodblock print ukiyoe, taschen books. There are pictures of two of the wood carvings near the back as well as several concept drawings hiroshige made of locations before actually carving the blocks. Prints and drawings has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. For this book, published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the royal academy of arts in london to mark the bicentenary of the artists birth, every effort has been made to reproduce. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Hiroshige s woodblock prints themselves are magical and the authors accompanying text very informative despite being concise. I note forrers prestelroyal academy book on hiroshige does not have these flaws. Hiroshige japanese poster art print foxfire on new years night under the eno.
Hiroshige s apprentice work included book illustrations and singlesheet ukiyoe prints. I would have preferred a normal paperback art book size to better view the images. Now available again, this book presents a selection of hokusais work known for its exquisite style and marvelous inventiveness. This volume includes fullcolor reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints. Master of japanese ukiyoe woodblock prints taschen basic art series book online at best prices in india on. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The books breathtaking images allow readers to fully experience the splendor. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hiroshige books online. A comprehensive monograph on hiroshige, the last great master of the ukiyoe style, with more than 400 reproductions. This volume includes fullcolor reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by hokusai, one of japans most revered artists. Japanese print postcards, 24 full color ready to mail cards. Toulouselautrec was fascinated with hiroshige s daring diagonal compositions and inventive use of perspective, van gogh literally copied two prints from hiroshige s. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer 2001, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
The masterpiece arts of utagawa hiroshige, fiftythree stages on the tokaido utagawa ando hiroshige led the field of landscape printing in ukiyoe. In an art book, id rather see the art than read about it. He is the author of numerous books on japanese art, including hokusai, hiroshige, and hiroshige. Books art hiroshige hiroshige image 1 hiroshige image 2 hiroshige image 3. Hiroshige is considered to be the traditions most poetic artist and his work had a. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer from waterstones today.
In this book, hokusai expert matthi forrer traces the artists career and defines his place in relation to. Matthi forrer is an independent curator and former curator for japanese arts at the national museum of ethnology in leiden, netherlands. Hokusai was one of the great masters of the japanese woodblock print. Hiroshige s work had a profound influence on the impressionists and postimpressionists of europe. After browsing this volume for several weeks with morning coffee i just came across four erotic prints in the rear. About the author matthi forrer is an independent curator and former curator for japanese arts at the national museum of ethnology in leiden, netherlands. Utagawa hiroshige 17971858 holds an assured place in the history of world art as one of the greatest and bestloved masters of the woodblock print. The 300 depictions of hiroshige s beloved prints, books. Utagawa hiroshige born ando hiroshige 1797 12 october 1858, was a japanese. His is the japan of my minds eye, before modernization and the advent of the ministry of pavement.
Strange 1983, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. Matthi forrer is an independent curator and the author of numerous books on hokusai and japanese art, including hokusai and hiroshige. The prints, while good quality and color, are too small for the size of the book the majority are half the size of the page. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer 2011, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. There are many selections from his edo series, from the views along the two major highways, and several from his fish, bird, and flower series. This substantial volume offers a broad panorama of the hugely popular oeuvre of hiroshige 17971858, the great artist of the japanese popular school of printmaking who transmuted everyday landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good. Subtle use of color was essential in hiroshiges prints, often printed with multiple. In the taschen basic art book on watteau, for example, there is a good analysis on what differentiated watteaus style from that of this contemporaries, mainly his use of thick and quick brush strokes and subdued colors.
All 53 stages on the tokaido art prints by utagawa. I recommend viewing this book in tandem with adele schlombs hiroshige taschen as they could not compliment one another. 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 ukiyoe, or pictures of the floating world. He is the author of numerous books on hokusai and japanese art, including hokusai and hiroshige. The book s breathtaking images allow readers to fully experience the splendor of hiroshige s prints in all their poetry and detail. Get the best deals on hiroshige prints when you shop the largest online selection at. Flowing figures completely different from the usual hokusai small people. Hiroshige has been my favorite japanese artist since discovering his prints during my earliest trips to japan in the 1980s. The 300 depictions of hiroshige s beloved prints, books and paintings, along with an examination of the historic and cultural. Together with katsushika hokusai, he is the leading creator of landscape imagery in japanese printmaking. Exquisitely beautiful book featuring many paintings by hiroshige. Japanesestyle binding, a woodenlike case, a unique choice of paper, an extremely high quality of print. A fantastic book to add to any japanese ukiyoe fans library.
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