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Hiroshige & Eisen by Marks, Andreas

ISBN: 9783836539388 PUBLISHER: Taschen FORMAT: Hardcover PAGES: 448 PUBLICATION DATE: 1.10.2017 DIMENSIONS: 33.66 x 53.34 x 5.08 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: Station to Station A historic trail through the heart of Japan, by two legendary woodblock artists The Kisokaido route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country's thenruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (presentday 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 Kisokaido journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by Utagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838. Both Eisen and Hiroshige were renowned print practitioners. In The SixtyNine Stations of the Kisokaido, we find the artists' distinct styles as much as their shared expertise. From the busy starting post of Nihonbashi to the castle town of Iwamurata, Eisen opts for a more muted palette but excels in figuration, particularly of glamorous women, and relishes snapshots of activity along the route, from shoeing a horse to winnowing rice. Hiroshige demonstrates his mastery of landscape with grandiose and evocative scenes, from the peaceful banks of the Ota River to the forbidding Wada Pass and a moonlit ascent between Yawata and Mochizuki. Taken as a whole, The SixtyNine Stations collection represents not only a lively woodblock practice, including bold compositions and

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