Hiroshige and the fan, a journey through 19th century Japan

Hiroshige and the fan, a journey through 19th century Japan

February 15, 2023 May 29, 2023 Exhibition has ended
The Musée Guimet presents for the first time in France a unique group of prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) intended to decorate fans. Produced between the 1830s and 1850s, they are among the rarest and most elaborate of the artist's work, one of the last great Japanese artists of the Edo period. These fan leaves reveal the graphic inventiveness and These fan leaves reveal the graphic inventiveness and diversity of his work, from the famous sites of the city of Edo and the landscapes of Japanese ...
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Hiroshige and the fan. A journey through 19th century Japan - Exhibition catalogue
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Hiroshige and the fan. A journey through 19th century Japan - Exhibition catalogue

EK197954
Written in French.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is, along with Hokusai, probably the last great name in ukiyo-e, and in particular in landscape prints, which reached unparalleled heights with him. He produced a large number of prints intended to be mounted in fans; they are particularly fragile and are among the rarest of the artist's prints. Produced in a small number of copies and intended to decorate an everyday accessory made of bamboo, these sublime engravings circulated in restricted circles of intellectuals or cultural elites.

Exhibition at the musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet from February 15th 2023 to May 15th 2023.

Written in French.
88 pages / 70 illustrations

Rmn-Grand Palais editions
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