Hiroshige: 100 Views of Edo
Hiroshige: 100 Views of Edo
$150.00
Trede, Melanie
Cl. Koln, 2007
Book ID: 75235
Hiroshige's Edo: Masterful ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Tokyo in the mid-19th century literally means "pictures of the floating world," [b]ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world's visual characterization of Japan. This reprint is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodprints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo. 294 pp., full-color reproductions.
