Hiroshige
artist of the open road
$88.41
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
5 September 2025
Summary
‘Offers a crisp and intelligent perspective on the sociopolitical currents that shaped [Hiroshige’s] vision’ - The New European
‘And therein lies the power of this beautiful book as it reveals Hiroshige’s vast artistic imagination and astonishing technical skill. This really is a book you’ll want to read again and again. Just superb!’ - Arts Hub
Hiroshige was one of Japan’s most talented, prolific and popular artists. Famed for his landscapes, he was also a g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714137001 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714137006 |
| Author: | Alfred Haft |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press |
| Imprint: | British Museum Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 5 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.58kg |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 259mm x 287mm |
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Critics Review
‘As thorough as it is beautiful…This is a book to return to time and again, not only to experience awe at the exacting technical skills of this celebrated and prolific artist, but to be inspired by Hiroshige’s unique depictions of a nature-rich world in Edo-era Japan.’ - Printmaking Today magazine
Alfred Haft
Alfred Haft is JTI Project Curator for Japanese Collections and Curator of the exhibition Hiroshige at the British Museum. Previous publications include Salon culture in Japan: making art, 1750-1900 (contributor, 2024), Late Hokusai: Society, Thought, Technique, Legacy (contributor, 2023), Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave (contributor, 2017) and Aesthetic Strategies of the Floating World (author, 2012).
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