Hiroshige & Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido 40th Ed.
A historic trail through the heart of Japan, as told by two legendary woodblock artists.
The KisokaidÅ route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the countryâs then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers.
In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the KisokaidÅ journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by Utagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838.
Taken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, including bold compositions and an experimental use of color, but also a charming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the specter of industrialization.Â
Hardback
217 x 156 mm
512 Pages
A historic trail through the heart of Japan, as told by two legendary woodblock artists.
The KisokaidÅ route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the countryâs then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers.
In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the KisokaidÅ journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by Utagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838.
Taken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, including bold compositions and an experimental use of color, but also a charming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the specter of industrialization.Â
Hardback
217 x 156 mm
512 Pages
Description
A historic trail through the heart of Japan, as told by two legendary woodblock artists.
The KisokaidÅ route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the countryâs then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers.
In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the KisokaidÅ journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by Utagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838.
Taken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, including bold compositions and an experimental use of color, but also a charming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the specter of industrialization.Â
Hardback
217 x 156 mm
512 Pages
