Hiroshige's journey in the 60-odd provinces

Author:   Marije Jansen
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   1
ISBN:  

9789074822602


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 January 2004
Format:   Paperback
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) designed a series of 70 landscapes depicting the provinces of Japan between 1854 and 1856. It was the first of a number of sets from the highly productive years of his later life. The designs comprising Famous places in the 60-odd provinces (Rokuju yoshu meisho zue) are taken from all corners of Japan. Designs published before this series had already depicted the famous routes between Edo and Kyoto, the Tokaido and the Kisokaido, and various well known locations such as the famous waterfalls, Lake Omi and the Jewel Rivers, but a series on such a grand scale devoted to the provincies was a novelty. It evidently met with critical acclaim as the publishers Koshimuraya Heisuke issued several editions. In this study, the author Marije Jansen briefly discusses Hiroshige's life and the formal aspects of this series. Jansen takes as her point of departure the set in possession of the German collector Gerhard Pulverer, which is generally acknowledged to be a superb example of a first edition, and compares this series to a number of other sets in public and private collections. The detectable printing variations in each design are carefully analysed, making this an indispensable tool for collectors.

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Author:   Marije Jansen
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 22.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 28.10cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9789074822602


ISBN 10:   9074822606
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 January 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Marije Jansen is a M.A. graduate of Japanese Studies from Leiden University and is currently working for the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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