A comprehensive monograph on Hiroshige, the last great master of the ukiyo-e style, with more than 400 reproductions This substantial volume offers a broad panorama of the hugely popular oeuvre of Hiroshige (1797-1858), the great artist of the Japanese popular school of printmaking who transmuted everyday landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes.
The text examines his life and achievements, and elucidates the special qualities that made his prints so popular in 19th-.
Skira Editore Hiroshige: the master of nature, paperback/hiroshige
