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HIROSHIGE & EISEN. THE SIXTY-NINE STATIONS ALONG THE KISOKAIDO. EDIZ. INGLESE, F
di MARKS ANDREAS; PAGET RHIANNON
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- Titolo: HIROSHIGE & EISEN. THE SIXTY-NINE STATIONS ALONG THE KISOKAIDO. EDIZ. INGLESE, F
- Autore: MARKS ANDREAS; PAGET RHIANNON
- Editore: TASCHEN
- Collana: 40TH EDITION
- Anno: 2024
- ISBN: 9783836594875
- Pagine: 512
- Volumi: 1
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Classificazione CEE
<DescrizioneBreve>This edition reprints Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige's legendary series The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaidô, a stunning representation of the historic route between Edo and Kyoto. This vivid tapestry of 19th-century Japan is in equal parts a major artifact of its imperial past and a masterwork of woodblock practice. <DescrizioneEstesa>The Kisokaidô route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country's then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of thearduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers. In 1835, renowned woodblock print artistKeisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the Kisokaidô journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced byUtagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838. Both Eisen and Hiroshige were master print practitioners. In The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaidô, we find the artists' distinct styles as much as their shared expertise. From the busy starting post of Nihonbashi to the castle town of Iwamurata, Eisen opts for a more muted palette but excels in figuration, particularly ofglamorous women, and relishes snapshots of activity along the route, from shoeing a horse to winnowing rice. Hiroshige demonstrates his mastery of landscape withgrandiose and evocative scenes, whether it's the peaceful banks of the Ota River, the forbidding Wada Pass, or a moonlit ascent between Yawata and Mochizuki. Taken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, includingbold compositions and an experimental use of color, but also a charming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the specter of industrialization. This TASCHEN volume is sourced fromone of the finest surviving first editions and revives the series in our compact anniversary edition. Questo volume riproduce la leggendaria serie di stampe Sessantanove stazioni della Kisokaidô di Eisen e Hiroshige, una rappresentazione straordinaria della storica via tra Edo e Kyoto che, oltre a offrire un vivido affresco del Giappone del XIX secolo, costituisce un prezioso reperto del suo passato imperiale e un capolavoro della xilografia.