Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (подарочное издание)
Автор:Lorenz Bichler, Melanie Trede Год: 2007 Издание:Taschen Страниц: 294 ISBN: 9783822848272 Богато иллюстрированное подарочное издание большого формата в оригинальном твердом футляре, обтянутом шелком. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world", 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. Because they could be mass produced, ukiyo-e works were often used as designs for fans, New Year's greeting cards, single prints, and book illustrations, and traditionally they depicted city life, entertainment, beautiful women, kabuki actors, and landscapes. The influence of ukiyo-e in Europe and the USA, often referred to as Japonisme, can be seen in everything from impressionist painting to today's manga and anime illustration. This reprint is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodblock prints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo. Hiroshige was one of the last great artists in the...
