Hiroshige: Japan's Great Landscape Artist

by Isaburo Oka

Book Overview

The last great master of the Japanese woodblock was Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). In the Japan of his day, Hiroshige's landscape prints fostered a new and far-reaching appreciation for nature in art. In the West, his work influenced such artists as Whistler, Cezanne, and Gauguin.

Born in the shogun's capital of Edo (now Tokyo), Hiroshige lost his parents at a young age. Even so, he relinquished the security of his hereditary position as fire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770021216
• ISBN13: 9784770021212
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.6" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Love the full size pictures!

I found the full size reproductions of many of the horizontal format prints wonderful. In the hardback edition, the centerfold was not too bothersome. The added detail, and the high quality of many of the impressions, made me see anew many prints I had seen in scaled-down reproductions. Though there are some chestnuts, there are also many less well-known prints, e.g. from views of Edo series and fan prints, that come off wonderfully. Text and comments on the prints are enjoyable, too. Even if you have other Hiroshige books, this one will probably add a dimension to your appreciation of his art.