Hiroshige

MasterofJapaneseukiyo-ewoodblockprints.UtagawaHiroshige(1797-1858)wasoneofthelastgreatartistsintheukiyo-etradition.Literallymeaning"picturesofthefloatingworld,"ukiyo-ereferstothefamousJapanesewoodblockprintgenrethatoriginatedinthe17thcenturyandispracticallysynonymouswiththeWesternworldsvisualcharacterizationofJapan.ThoughHiroshigecapturedavarietyofsubjects,hisgreatesttalentwasincreatinglandscapesofhisnativeEdo(modern-dayTokyo)andhismostfamousworkwasaseriesknownas"100FamousViewsofEdo"(1856-1858).Thisbookprovidesanintroductiontohisworkandanoverviewofhiscareer.Thislow-pricedspecialeditionhasbeenissuedinhonorofTaschen's25thanniversary.