{"title":"Curators Selection","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mg1896-hiroshige-and-hiroshige-ii-edo-miyage-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Hiroshige and Hiroshige II - Edo Miyage","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003ePicture Book of the Souvenirs of Edo (\u003cem\u003eEhon Edo Miyage\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete set of 10 volumes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox. \u003cstrong\u003e7 × 8 inches each\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige I (Volumes I–VII); final 3 volumes attributed to Hiroshige II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kikuya Kōsaburō (Kinkōdō)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1850–1867\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEhon Edo Miyage\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003ePicture Book of the Souvenirs of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e) is one of Hiroshige's most celebrated illustrated book series, offering an extraordinary visual record of Edo (modern Tokyo) at the height of the Tokugawa period. Richly illustrated with landscapes, temples, shrines, bridges, famous landmarks, shops, and scenes of everyday life, the books capture the city with the same poetic sensibility that made Hiroshige's landscape prints world famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project began in \u003cstrong\u003e1850\u003c\/strong\u003e as a four-volume series, with the original edition identifying the books by the Four Directions (East, South, West, and North) rather than by volume numbers. Its popularity led to additional volumes, eventually expanding into the complete ten-volume set published between \u003cstrong\u003e1850 and 1867\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolumes \u003cstrong\u003eI–VII\u003c\/strong\u003e are accepted as the work of Hiroshige I. The final three volumes were issued after his death and are generally attributed to \u003cstrong\u003eHiroshige II\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is believed to have completed the series using drawings and sketches left by his teacher. Although the later volumes differ stylistically, they remain an important continuation of one of the great illustrated books of the Edo period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHiroshige's Own Words\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the preface to the fourth volume, written in the winter of \u003cstrong\u003e1850\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hiroshige described the purpose of the series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This work has now reached its fourth volume. All views are drawn with fidelity to nature, with exact truth. Of course rather freely and unskilfully, but it may amuse children or serve as lesson books... In future volumes will be depicted fine temples, types of people, stories, warehouses and shops, presented as if actually before you. Criticize the work if you like, but I trust you will desire it and purchase it!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned \u003cstrong\u003eIchiryūsai Hiroshige\u003c\/strong\u003e, Beginning of Winter, Dog Year (1850).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43965548527694,"sku":"MG1896","price":1875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/DSC00536.jpg?v=1783638548"}],"url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/collections\/notable.oembed","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}