The five main roads of Japan were known as go-Kaido and all started from Tokyo (Edo). The Tokaido had fifty-three stations between Edo and Kyoto. Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of the great masters in Japanese printmaking, captured a variety of subjects and scenes along this road. From station to station through changing seasons and rural landscapes the artist gave an unforgettable portrait of the daily life in the 19th century Japan. Behind the travellers there are castles, cities, villages, hotels, men and women, rivers, images of mist, snow, rain, moonlight, depicted with expressive elegance, gentle humor and warm realism; so these prints were not only popular in Japan, but also found favour with European artists.

La Tōkaidō nelle stampe di Utagawa Hiroshige: strade, commerci, viaggiatori del Giappone dell'epoca Tokugawa (1600-1868) / Alabiso, Alida. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 53-75.

La Tōkaidō nelle stampe di Utagawa Hiroshige: strade, commerci, viaggiatori del Giappone dell'epoca Tokugawa (1600-1868)

ALABISO, Alida
2013

Abstract

The five main roads of Japan were known as go-Kaido and all started from Tokyo (Edo). The Tokaido had fifty-three stations between Edo and Kyoto. Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of the great masters in Japanese printmaking, captured a variety of subjects and scenes along this road. From station to station through changing seasons and rural landscapes the artist gave an unforgettable portrait of the daily life in the 19th century Japan. Behind the travellers there are castles, cities, villages, hotels, men and women, rivers, images of mist, snow, rain, moonlight, depicted with expressive elegance, gentle humor and warm realism; so these prints were not only popular in Japan, but also found favour with European artists.
2013
Valori naturali, dimensioni culturali, percorsi di ricerca geografica : studi in onore di Cosimo Palagiano
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La Tōkaidō nelle stampe di Utagawa Hiroshige: strade, commerci, viaggiatori del Giappone dell'epoca Tokugawa (1600-1868) / Alabiso, Alida. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 53-75.
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