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Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo : The Definitive Collector's Edition

Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo : The Definitive Collector's Edition

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Experience the revolutionary landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (now known as Tokyo) by Utagawa Hiroshige, published in the 1850s. Considered one of the greatest collections of Japanese prints, each print is recognized as a masterpiece in Japanese art.

Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo offers a comprehensive look at 118 locations in and around Edo, present-day Tokyo, throughout the changing seasons. Unique perspectives and advanced woodblock printing techniques, such as color gradation, are showcased in the exquisite luxury versions. While the original complete set of these early versions is no longer available, this collector's edition presents a complete set of early printings, curated from 32 different museums and private collections.

Author Andreas Marks compiled this definitive guide to Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by consulting a total of 4,700 prints. The guide features versions of prints and includes reference images that reveal where Hiroshige found inspiration for each view, including previous books and illustrations. This comprehensive guide provides a thorough understanding of Hiroshige's complex masterpiece and the Japanese print market during the time period.

The introductory section of the book delves into the origins of the series within the realm of Japanese landscape art, combined with a glimpse into Hiroshige's personal background. The entire collection of 118 prints is included, along with their original sources and a map displaying the depicted locations. Additionally, a comprehensive appendix analyzes the notable color variations in later editions of the series.

  • This volume includes 700 color images presenting for the first time a complete set of the early "deluxe" versions of the prints, along with a map showing the location of each view in the series
  • The first book to present Hiroshige's source materials AND the huge variations in later printed versions
  • A landmark study which supersedes all previous books on the subject and will be of strong interest to collectors, art historians, museums, libraries and anyone interested in Japanese art

Product Details
  • Product Type: Monograph, Hardcover, with dust jacket
  • 320 pages, with 700 illustrations
  • Published in 2024
  • Shipping Dimensions: 11.0 × 8.0 × 1.25 inches  (27.9 × 20.3 × 3.2 cm)
  • Shipping Weight: 2.0 lb (32.0 oz; 907 g)
  • SKU: SKU010013091
  • ISBN: 9784805317716

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Katsushika Hokusai at age 83, portrait by one of his disciples

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Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, known simply as Hokusai (1760—1849) was a Japanese master artist and printmaker of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) school. His early works represent the full spectrum of ukiyo-e art, including single-sheet prints of landscapes and actors, hand paintings, and surimono (“printed things”), such as greetings and announcements. His famous print series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,” published between 1826 and 1833, marked the summit in the history of the Japanese landscape print.

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Dr. Andreas Marks

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Andreas Marks

Andreas Marks studied East Asian art history at the University of Bonn and obtained his PhD in Japanology from Leiden University with a thesis on 19th-century actor prints. From 2008 to 2013 he was director and chief curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art in Hanford, California, and since 2013 has been the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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Tuttle Studio

Tuttle Studio draws inspiration from the modern and traditional cultures of Asia to create its language workbooks and resources, journals, stationery, gift wrapping products and origami paper. It is a division of Tuttle Publishing, a leading publisher of books on the languages, history, art and cultures of Asia. The company was founded in 1832 in Rutland, Vermont (USA) and opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan in 1948.

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