Hokusai 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō 1802 Paperback / softback
by Cristina Berna, Eric Thomsen
Paperback / softback
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Hokusai's 53 Stations of the Tokaido 1802 is something completely different from his first square edition 1801.
Hokusai employs the horizontal "landscape" format and abt the double size of his square 1801 edition.
In this series Hokusai focus on wonderful folkloric scenes of ordinary people going about their work, in addition to the travel scenes.
Hokusai also begins to develop the landscape sthat were to become a standard for later generations of Tokaido series.
Hokusai develops the concept of the Tokaido print from cartoon to folklore and the beginning of landscape.
It was a great and early contribution to the soon Tokaido literature, which Hokusai dominated for some 30 years..
Hokusai's 53 Stations of the Tokaido 1802 is something completely different from his first square edition 1801.
Hokusai employs the horizontal "landscape" format and abt the double size of his square 1801 edition.
In this series Hokusai focus on wonderful folkloric scenes of ordinary people going about their work, in addition to the travel scenes.
Hokusai also begins to develop the landscape sthat were to become a standard for later generations of Tokaido series.
Hokusai develops the concept of the Tokaido print from cartoon to folklore and the beginning of landscape.
It was a great and early contribution to the soon Tokaido literature, which Hokusai dominated for some 30 years..
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:186 pages
- Publisher:Missys Clan
- Publication Date:27/08/2020
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- ISBN:9781649454850
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:186 pages
- Publisher:Missys Clan
- Publication Date:27/08/2020
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- ISBN:9781649454850
