Hiroshige : the master of nature / Gian Carlo Calza.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Milano, Italy : Skira ; New York, NY : Distributed in North America by Rizzoli International Publications ; London, U.K. : Distributed elsewhere in the world, Thames & Hudson, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 295 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 30 cmISBN: - 8857201066
- 9788857201061 (pbk.)
- 769.92 HIR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 769.92 HIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 30/11/2020 | 39002100398180 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A fascinating and comprehensive reference album of Hiroshige, the last great figure of the ukiyo-e style. The great artist of the Japanese popular school of printmaking, Hiroshige (1797-1858) transmuted everyday landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes. With Hokusai, he dominated the popular art of Japan in the first half of the nineteenth century. He captured, in a poetic, gentle way that all could understand, the ordinary person's experience of the Japanese landscape as well varied moods of memorable places at different times. His total output was immense, some 5400 prints in all. Ukiyo-e publishing was not a cultural institution subsidized by public funds, but rather a commercial business. During his lifetime, Hiroshige was well known and commercially successful. But the Japanese society did not take 100 much notice of him. His real reputation started with his discovery in Europe.
Catalog of works owned by the Honolulu Academy of Arts which were exhibited in Rome at the Fondazione Roma Museo, March 17-June 7, 2009.
Also published in Italian.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295).
Soft whispers of spring air: Hiroshige at the Honolulu Academy of Arts / Shawn Eichman -- Poetry and beauty of nature in Hiroshige / Gian Carlo Calza -- The realm of nature -- Postcards from the provinces -- The road to Kyoto -- In the heart of Tokyo -- Hiroshige\'s vedute in early Japanese photography / Rossella Menegazzo -- Catalogue of works.