{"product_id":"hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-9783836593083","title":"Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of EDO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/strong\u003e (1797-1858) was \u003cstrong\u003eone of the last great artists in the \u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e tradition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Literally meaning \"pictures of the floating world,\" \u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and came to characterize the Western world's visual idea of Japan. In many ways images of hedonism, \u003cem\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e scenes often represented the \u003cstrong\u003ebright lights and attractions of Edo \u003c\/strong\u003e(modern-day Tokyo): beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough he captured a variety of subjects, Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as \u003cstrong\u003e\"One Hundred Famous Views of Edo\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (1856-1858), which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons, \u003cstrong\u003efrom bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reprint, bound in the traditional Japanese fashion, is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodblock prints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo. It pairs each of the 120 illustrations with a description, allowing readers to immerse themselves in these beautiful, vibrant vistas that became paradigms of \u003cem\u003eJaponisme\u003c\/em\u003e and inspired \u003cstrong\u003eImpressionist, Post-Impressionist\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eArt Nouveau \u003c\/strong\u003eartists alike, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBichler, Lorenz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLorenz Bichler \u003c\/strong\u003estudied Sinology, Japanese studies, and Modern History in Zurich and Beijing. After scholarships at the Waseda and Tokai universities in Japan, he was appointed assistant professor of politics at New York University in 1999. He has held non-established teaching posts at various universities, and given online instruction at the New School of Social Research. He has been a freelance sinologist working in Heidelberg since 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrede, Melanie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBefore taking her doctorate in Far Eastern art history at the University of Heidelberg, \u003cstrong\u003eMelanie Trede\u003c\/strong\u003e worked at the Gakushuin University in Tokyo. She was assistant professor at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University from 1999 to 2004, since which time she has been Professor of Far Eastern art history at the University of Heidelberg.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608447258898,"sku":"9783836593083","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8634891a-5681-4e53-ac64-b861d5746f95.jpg?v=1774962908","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-9783836593083","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}