Hiroshige

Name: Hiroshige
Brand: Taschen GmbH

Taschen GmbH

HiroshigeAuthor(s): Adele Schlombs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taschen GmbH, Germany\nImprint: Taschen GmbH\nISBN-13: 9783836500272, 978-3836500272\nSynopsis\nUtagawa Hiroshige [tel] was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning pictures of the floating world, ukiyo-e was a particular woodblock print genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries. Subjects ranged from the bright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), to spectacular natural landscapes.\n\n In the West, Hiroshiges prints became exemplary of the Japonisme that swept through Europe and defined the Western worlds visual idea of Japan. Because they could be mass produced, ukiyo-e works were often used as designs for fans, greeting cards, and book illustrations. The style influenced Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Art Nouveau artists alike, with Vincent van Gogh and James Abbott McNeill Whistler both particularly inspired by Hiroshiges landscapes.\n\n Thi.