On the Tokaido road - Exhibition catalogue

Written in French.

The apogee of the landscape motif in printmaking developed in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century, when travel became one of the favourite pastimes of the Japanese.
The album of 200 prints, presented in the exhibition, was produced to commemorate the Edo procession to Kyoto...

Written in French.

The apogee of the landscape motif in printmaking developed in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century, when travel became one of the favourite pastimes of the Japanese.
The album of 200 prints, presented in the exhibition, was produced to commemorate the Edo procession to Kyoto in 1863, by the Tokaido road, of Shogun Iemochi who had gone to pay his respects to the Emperor.

The book presents the 65 most emblematic prints of this rich production.

Exhibition at the musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet from June 26th 2019 to September 23rd 2019.

Written in French.
96 pages / 65 illustrations

Co-publishing Rmn-Grand Palais with the musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet