| Rediscovering the Old Tokaido: In the Footsteps of Hiroshige Contributor(s): Carey, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1901903109 ISBN-13: 9781901903102 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $67.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Here is a very readable account of the author's personal quest to prove that the famous old highway 'The Old Tokaido, ' linking up the two ancient capitals of Kyoto and Tokyo (Edo as it was called) for more than 250 years, still exists today and is actually not buried under concrete, which is what most Japanese believe. The author recounts how he followed in the footsteps of the 19th century woodblock artist, Hiroshige, describing how he found so many of the scenes depicted in the 55 famous prints by the artist, and how the same location looks today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - General - Art | Techniques - Printmaking - Art | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 709.2 |
| Series: Rediscovering |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.77" W x 8.75" (1.09 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the first time in an English language edition published outside Japan, all 55 prints of Hiroshige's 'Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido' are reproduced in full colour, supporting a detailed and intriguing account of the author's rediscovery on foot of the historic 303-mile road from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto. Remarkably, the Old Tokaido can still be found in many locations and photographs of the modern parallel the old. |
