{"product_id":"lorenz-bichler-hiroshige-2025","title":"Lorenz Bichler: Hiroshige [2025]","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 (modern-day Tokyo)\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cstrong\u003e beautiful women, actors and wrestlers, city life, and spectacular landscapes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Though 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, from \u003cstrong\u003ebustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.  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\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/strong\u003e artists alike, from Vincent van Gogh to James McNeill Whistler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bichler, Lorenz \u0026 Trede, Melanie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53917768646995,"sku":"9783754403495","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bichler-lorenz-trede-melanie-lorenz-bichler-hiroshige-2025-9783754403495-1241384391.jpg?v=1780512732","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/lorenz-bichler-hiroshige-2025","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}