{"product_id":"hiroshige-eisen-the-sixty-nine-stations-along-the-kisokaido","title":"Hiroshige \u0026 Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido. 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Kisokaido route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country’s then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003earduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers. In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKeisai Eisen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the Kisokaido journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEisen and Hiroshige were master print practitioners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eglamorous women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and relishes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esnapshots of activity along the route\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from shoeing a horse to winnowing rice. Hiroshige demonstrates his mastery of landscape with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egrandiose and evocative scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whether it’s the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003epeaceful banks of the Ota River, the forbidding Wada Pass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or a moonlit ascent between Yawata and Mochizuki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken as a whole, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sixty-Nine Stations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebold compositions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eexperimental use of color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echarming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the specter of industrialization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This TASCHEN volume is sourced from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eone of the finest surviving first editions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and revives the series in our compact anniversary edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHardcover, \u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e15.6 x 21.7 cm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.19 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e512 pages, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productSubtitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"752oyb-pidbow-wq7gby-3ku8cc\" class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary celwidget\" id=\"productSubtitle\"\u003eFebruary 7, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slovart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51503850651988,"sku":"9783836594875","price":749.0,"currency_code":"CZK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1538\/3583\/files\/Tereza_fd1d1fc3-e17e-41fb-84a9-735b6d29a95e.png?v=1742142249","url":"https:\/\/booktherapy.pl\/products\/hiroshige-eisen-the-sixty-nine-stations-along-the-kisokaido","provider":"Book Therapy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}