This large-format coffee-table book offers an introduction to the work of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), master Japanese print maker and artistic force during the Edo period. The 91 spectacular color plates, reproduced from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, highlight Hiroshige's refined color sense, economy of composition and delicate, never-sentimental renderings. Haiku or kyoka translations accompany most plates, and an informative introduction by Bogel gives a short history of the Edo period, describing its roots and symbolism, and…
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Editions
9 editions · 4 languages
Other · English · 2008
George Braziller · 9780807615935
Other · English · 1988
G. Braziller · 192 pages · 9780807611999
Other · English · 1986
G. Braziller · 256 pages · 9780807611432
Hardcover · German · 2010
Taschen Deutschland GmbH+ · 9783836521451
Other · Dutch · 2008
Hotei Pub. · 112 pages · 9789004171954
Other · Polish · 1997
National Museum in Cracow, Centre of Japanese Art and Technology Manggha · 175 pages · 9788390633497
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