Hiroshige in 500 prints

WRITTEN IN FRENCH

The reference book on the life and work of the great Japanese master Hiroshige. An exhaustive approach to his entire iconographic repertoire in 500 pieces from the Alan Medaugh collection.

Grand master of Japanese prints, author of the famous One Hundred Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige...

WRITTEN IN FRENCH

The reference book on the life and work of the great Japanese master Hiroshige. An exhaustive approach to his entire iconographic repertoire in 500 pieces from the Alan Medaugh collection.

Grand master of Japanese prints, author of the famous One Hundred Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) left an immense body of work. Brought together here are 500 prints from the Alan Medaugh collection - the largest private collection dedicated to the artist outside Japan - presenting his landscapes, his kachō-ga ( paintings of birds and flowers), his portraits of women and even his fans... The authors - museum curators and specialists in Japan - retrace his life and shed light on his creative process, from his first drawings to his most mature pieces. A perfect book for all lovers of Japanese art.

French
528 pages

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