Hokusai's Landscapes: The Complete Series
- Downloads：4480
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-04-18 14:58:06
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Hokusai Katsushika
- ISBN：0878468668
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The first book to focus exclusively on Hokusai's landscapes， by one of the world's leading ukiyo-e specialists
The best known of all Japanese artists， Katsushika Hokusai was active as a painter， book illustrator and print designer throughout his 90-year lifespan。 Yet his most famous works--the color woodblock landscape prints issued in series--were produced within a relatively short time， in an amazing burst of creative energy that lasted from about 1830 to 1836。
Hokusai's landscapes revolutionized Japanese printmaking and became icons of world art within a few decades of the artist's death。 Hokusai's Landscapes focuses exclusively on this pivotal body of the artist's work， the first book to do so。 Featuring stunning color reproductions of works from the incomparable Japanese art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts， Boston （the largest collection of Japanese prints outside Japan）， Hokusai's Landscapes examines the magnetic appeal of Hokusai's designs and the circumstances of their creation。
The book includes all published prints of the artist's eight major landscape series: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji （1830-32）， A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces （1833-34）， Snow， Moon and Flowers （1833）， Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands （1832-33）， One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean （1832-33）， Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces （1834）， A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry （1833） and One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse （1835）。
Working prolifically in the years just before Japan opened to the West in 1853， Katsushika Hokusai （1760-1849） was the first Japanese artist to be internationally recognized。 His cleverly composed ukiyo-e prints of everyday life and the landscapes of Edo Japan arrived in a 19th-century Europe gripped by Japonisme-mania， where they influenced artists such as Degas， Gauguin， Manet and Van Gogh。--John Stucky "ARLIS/NA Reviews"
The best known of all Japanese artists， Katsushika Hokusai was active as a painter， book illustrator and print designer throughout his 90-year lifespan。 Yet his most famous works--the color woodblock landscape prints issued in series--were produced within a relatively short time， in an amazing burst of creative energy that lasted from about 1830 to 1836。
Hokusai's landscapes revolutionized Japanese printmaking and became icons of world art within a few decades of the artist's death。 Hokusai's Landscapes focuses exclusively on this pivotal body of the artist's work， the first book to do so。 Featuring stunning color reproductions of works from the incomparable Japanese art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts， Boston （the largest collection of Japanese prints outside Japan）， Hokusai's Landscapes examines the magnetic appeal of Hokusai's designs and the circumstances of their creation。
The book includes all published prints of the artist's eight major landscape series: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji （1830-32）， A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces （1833-34）， Snow， Moon and Flowers （1833）， Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands （1832-33）， One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean （1832-33）， Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces （1834）， A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry （1833） and One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse （1835）。
Working prolifically in the years just before Japan opened to the West in 1853， Katsushika Hokusai （1760-1849） was the first Japanese artist to be internationally recognized。 His cleverly composed ukiyo-e prints of everyday life and the landscapes of Edo Japan arrived in a 19th-century Europe gripped by Japonisme-mania， where they influenced artists such as Degas， Gauguin， Manet and Van Gogh。--John Stucky "ARLIS/NA Reviews"
Reviews
Viktor
，
Worst printing of "The Great Wave" that I have ever seen。All through the book the colors seem off。I received an unopened copy of this book。 Worst printing of "The Great Wave" that I have ever seen。All through the book the colors seem off。I received an unopened copy of this book。 。。。more
Rel
，
I will never get tired of this perfect book。 There's lots of great stuff even before the 'Landscapes，' which it kicks off with Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji， with short， accessible， charming explanations of each one。 Note: there are actually 46 prints。 Next is the waterfall section， which is also dope， because 。。。 I mean， just imagine a Hokusai waterfall？ Right？ There's other sections too。 They're all great。A special treat though is the section that show Hokusai's illustrations of famous situat I will never get tired of this perfect book。 There's lots of great stuff even before the 'Landscapes，' which it kicks off with Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji， with short， accessible， charming explanations of each one。 Note: there are actually 46 prints。 Next is the waterfall section， which is also dope， because 。。。 I mean， just imagine a Hokusai waterfall？ Right？ There's other sections too。 They're all great。A special treat though is the section that show Hokusai's illustrations of famous situations that are also depicted in Japanese and Chinese poetry， that Hokusai illustrated， with the poetry and an explanation beside！So there's， like， a Sei Shonagon poem， next to a Hokusai illustration of the same thing， and it's just delightful。 It would be even more fun if I knew more about Japanese and Chinese history and culture。Anyway， this book rules。 。。。more
Jonathan Furneaux
，
The book:A fascinating look at a man who is arguably Japan's most recognisable artist of all time， with a body of work that has crept into the global art consciousness。The prints:This hardcover edition is a fantastic artbook， with large and high-quality prints throughout。 So often I'm frustrated by art books that print inferior versions of the artist's work by cutting corners on printing materials。 Luckily， this edition of Hokusai's work is affordable， while still faithfully reproducing the colo The book:A fascinating look at a man who is arguably Japan's most recognisable artist of all time， with a body of work that has crept into the global art consciousness。The prints:This hardcover edition is a fantastic artbook， with large and high-quality prints throughout。 So often I'm frustrated by art books that print inferior versions of the artist's work by cutting corners on printing materials。 Luckily， this edition of Hokusai's work is affordable， while still faithfully reproducing the colours and vibrancy of Hokusai's art， at a scale that permits the reader to appreciate his work。The writing:Invariably， the prints are usually only one half of a quality art book。 A review of an artbook is never complete without discussing the essays and insights that the author or editor ascribe to them。 On occasion I felt that Thompson's writing slipped towards being slightly too informal in its tone， but this is the only criticism I can level at it。 Especially as I'm only just entering the world of art books and essays。 What I really appreciated was the narrative that this book weaves。 It is divided into the major bodies of work that his prints can be categorised into， and begins with a small section discussing Hokusai's influences， as well as the social and economic climate that he painted in。The layout:Many time's I've selected an artbook， unwrapped it， only to be dismayed at the pages and pages that merely contain columns of ugly， poorly-formatted essay text。 Fortunately， it seems that Thompson or her publisher have an excellent eye for design。 The text of the book is carefully laid out so that it doesn't detract from the paintings。 If a casual reader were to pick the book up， they would be warmly greeted by paintings on every spread （and not have to thumb through half the book in order to find the artwork）。 The fonts and type-setting of the book create a pleasurable reading experience， where you can quickly move between art and text。 。。。more
Am Y
，