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Hiroshige's Japan : On the Trail of the Great Woodblock Print Master - A Modern-day Artist's Journey on the Old Tokaido Road, Hardback Book

Hiroshige's Japan : On the Trail of the Great Woodblock Print Master - A Modern-day Artist's Journey on the Old Tokaido Road Hardback

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"Presented alongside Hiroshige's prints, with descriptions and context, Delord's work offers an absorbing contemplation of Japan's past and present via one legendary travel route, and shows how thoroughly upended our surroundings have been in what was, in wider perspective, only a short time." — The New York TimesJourney along the famed Tokaido Road—an ancient thoroughfare with a modern twist. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido is the best-known work of the great 19th century Japanese woodblock artist Utagawa Hiroshige.

The series of 53 masterful woodblock prints depicts stops along the ancient Tokaido Road—which, from the eleventh to the nineteenth century, was the main thoroughfare between Tokyo and Kyoto. Though the road itself is now submerged under Japan's twenty-first-century urban landscape, French artist Philippe Delord set out to see if he could find the original locations, with just a moped, sketchbook, watercolors and a book of Hiroshige's prints. Hiroshige's Japan allows readers to make the journey alongside Delord, venturing from Tokyo and Mount Fuji to mountain passes and rugged coastlines.

Inside are all 53 original scenery prints made by Hiroshige, alongside their modern-day equivalent by Delord.

A lively commentary about his experiences as he tries to locate each of the 53 scenes (without speaking Japanese!) offers readers an insightful, and often humorous, look into both modern and historical Japan. Part travelogue, part work of art, this book is sure to delight armchair travelers, history buffs, art enthusiasts and Japanophiles alike!

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