| Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of EDO Contributor(s): Ota Memorial Museum of Art (Author) |
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ISBN: 4568104955 ISBN-13: 9784568104950 Publisher: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha Co., Ltd OUR PRICE: $61.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Asian - Japanese - Art | Individual Artists - General |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.5" W x 10.4" (1.60 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A permanent edition of the leading ukiyo-e artist of the 19th century, Hiroshige Utagawa. Ota Memorial Museum of Art is renowned for its vast collection of ukiyo-e, woodblock art prints from the 17th to 19th century in Japan. This book features all 120 of Utagawa's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo with comprehensive descriptions written by a curator at the museum. Through his art, you can see the lively scenery of the city of Edo (present-day Tokyo) about 160 years ago. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ota Memorial Museum of Art: - Ota Memorial Museum of Art is dedicated to the genre of Japanese art known as ukiyo-e, which translates to "pictures of the floating world." The art form thrived from the 17th through 19th centuries and is often synonymous with woodblock prints. This museum was founded in 1980 and its vast collection is comprised of 12,000 pieces, including works by Katsushika Hokusai, one of Japan's most famous artists. |