Hiroshige & Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido. 40th Ed.
$50.39
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2024
Summary
Journey Through Old Japan: Hiroshige & Eisen’s Kisokaido
The Kisokaido route, established in the early 1600s by Tokugawa Ieyasu, connected Edo (modern Tokyo) and Kyoto with a series of staging posts. Inns, shops, and restaurants flourished to serve travelers along this arduous path. In 1835, Keisai Eisen, a celebrated woodblock print artist, began documenting the Kisokaido in a series of artworks. After creating 24 prints, Utagawa Hiroshige took over, completing the 70-print ser…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836594875 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836594870 |
| Series: | 40th Edition |
| Author: | Rhiannon Paget |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.19kg |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 156mm x 34mm |
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Just leafing through the publication is a journey through a bygone era and a foreign culture. This is a book that can also be an inspiration for a hike in Japan on these very tracks. * Neue Zürcher Zeitung *A masterpiece of Japanese woodblock prints, an exquisitely designed illustrated book. * Kulturzeit *An incredible ticket to travel. * L’Express *Spectacular views, local delicacies, hot spring baths, and other more carnal pursuits. * The New York Times *
About The Author
Rhiannon Paget
Rhiannon Paget studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and received her doctorate in Japanese Art History from the University of Sydney, Australia. The curator of Asian art at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, she has published research on Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, board games, and nihonga.
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