{"product_id":"hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-45th-ed","title":"Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1797–1858) was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eone of the last great artists in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Literally meaning “pictures of the floating world,” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e scenes often represented the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Though he captured a variety of subjects, Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1856–1858), which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJaponisme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eImpressionist, Post-Impressionist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e artists alike, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expandev\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50340194779421,"sku":"9783754403495","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9783754403495.jpg?v=1757516714","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-45th-ed","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}