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HIROSHIGE

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　  作者：Melanie Trede
  　ISBN：978-3-8228-4827-2
  　出版日期：2008

 　 出版者：TASCHEN

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本書介紹
今天要介紹的這本《HIROSHIGE》，

收錄了日本著名的浮世繪畫家歌川廣重(Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858)晚年的作品《名所江戶百景》。

歌川廣重直到死前都還在持續繪製，最後是由二代廣重集結出版。

浮世繪是日本的一種繪畫藝術形式，
起源於17世紀，主要描繪人們日常生活、風景、和戲劇。
浮世繪常被認為專指彩色印刷的木版畫（日語稱為錦繪），但事實上也有手繪的作品。

本書內容
Masterful ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Tokyo in the mid-19th century

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 set of woodprints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Though he captured a variety of subjects, his greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and his final masterpiece was a series known as "100 Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858). This resplendent complete reprint pairs each of the 120 large-scale illustrations with a description, allowing readers to plunge themselves into Hiroshige's beautifully vibrant landscapes.