Hiroshige
Subtitle: birds and flowers
By: introduction by Cynthea J. Bogel ; commentaries on the plates by Israel Goldman ; poetry translated from the Japanese by Alfred H. Marks.
Contributors: Goldman, Israel.; Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: G. Braziller
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858 -- Catalogs; Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art -- Catalogs; Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- Catalogs; Birds in art -- Catalogs; Flowers in art -- Catalogs; Color prints -- Rhode Island -- Providence -- Catalogs
Other titles: Birds and flowers.
Description: This large-format coffee-table book offers an introduction to the work of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), master Japanese print maker and artistic force during the Edo period. The 91 spectacular color plates, reproduced from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, highlight Hiroshige's refined color sense, economy of composition and delicate, never-sentimental renderings. Haiku or kyoka translations accompany most plates, and an informative introduction by Bogel gives a short history of the Edo period, describing its roots and symbolism, and placing Hiroshige and his influence in historical context.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 192.
"[Published] in association with The Rhode Island School of Design."
"Reproduced from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection of Japanese prints, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design"--Verso of t.p.