{"product_id":"hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo","title":"Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9783836593083\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: TASCHEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/b\u003e (1797-1858) was \u003cb\u003eone of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e Literally meaning \"pictures of the floating world,\" ukiyo-e 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, ukiyo-e scenes often represented the \u003cb\u003ebright lights and attractions of Edo \u003c\/b\u003e(modern-day Tokyo): beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough he captured a variety of subjects, Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as \u003cb\u003e\"One Hundred Famous Views of Edo\"\u003c\/b\u003e (1856-1858), which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons, \u003cb\u003efrom bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reprint, bound in the traditional Japanese fashion, 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 Japonisme and inspired \u003cb\u003eImpressionist, Post-Impressionist\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/b\u003eartists alike, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41509153833093,"sku":"PR398812","price":317.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXDRIFQQSUM.jpg?v=1769931311","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}