This is Hiroshige's masterpiece series of famous places, depicting 69 famous places across Japan.
The simple layout of one work per page allows you to clearly enjoy every detail.
(Although there are no explanatory notes for each work, there is a mini-column at the end of the book.)
[Summary]
Utagawa Hiroshige rose to fame as a hugely popular ukiyo-e artist with his "Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō" series published by Hoeido. Twenty years later, he released a spectacular series of famous places along the five provinces and seven roads. This series is "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces." With a total of 69 prints, this is the second-largest series in Hiroshige's career, after "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo."
The composition is vertical, just like "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo." Close-up magnifications are also used. However, what is noteworthy are the stunning panoramic views and meticulous detail. The diverse depictions of water rival those of Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," and the realism and impact of the spatial expanse are unmatched. While this series tends to be overshadowed by the two aforementioned masterpieces, its quality is undeniably comparable.
[Size]
Width 215.9mm x Height 257mm
(Slightly larger than a typical atlas or reference book)
[Use]
Since each page features only one work in the center, it can be torn out and used as a mini poster.
[Featured Works]
Five Kinai Regions
1. Yamashiro (Arashiyama, Togetsukyo Bridge)
2. Yamato (Tatsutayama, Tatsuta River)
3. Kawachi (Makikata, Otokoyama)
4. Izumi (Takashinohama)
5. Settsu (Sumiyoshi, Demihama)
Tokaido
6. Iga (Ueno)
7. Ise (Asakumayama, Teahouse at the Pass)
8. Shima (Hiyoriyama, Toba Port)
9. Owari (Tsushima, Tenno Festival)
10. Mikawa (Houraiji Temple, Mountain Ridge)
11. Totomi (Lake Hamana, Horie Tateyamaji Temple, Inasa no Hosoe)
12. Suruga (Miho no Matsubara)
13. Kai (Saruhashi)
14. Izu (Shuzenji Temple, Hot Springs)
15. Sagami (Enoshima Island, Iwaya-no-guchi)
16. Musashi (Snowy Morning on the Sumida River)
17. Edo (Asakusa City)
18. Awa (Kominato, Uchiura)
19. Kazusa (Yasashigaura, commonly known as Kujukuri)
20. Shimousa (Choshi Beach, Sotoura)
21. Hitachi (Kashima Daijingu Shrine)
Tosando
22. Omi (Lake Biwa, Ishiyama-dera Temple)
23. Mino (Yoro Falls)
24. Hida (Kago-watashi)
25. Shinano (Sarashina, Tagotsuki, Kyodai Mountain)
26. Ueno (Snow on Mount Haruna)
27. Shimotsuke (Nikko Mountain, Urami Falls)
28. Mutsu (View of Matsushima) (Abbreviated Map of a View of Toyama)
29. Dewa (Distant View of Mt. Gassan, Mogami River)
Hokuriku Road
30. Wakasa (Fishing Boats and Flounder Nets)
31. Echizen (Kehi no Matsubara, Tsuruga)
32. Kaga (Fishing Fires on Lake Renko, One of the Eight Kanazawa Provinces)
33. Noto (Takinoura)
34. Etchu (Toyama Funabashi Bridge)
35. Echigo (Osaka Shrine)
36. Sado (Kanayama)
Sanin Road
37. Tamba (Kanezaka)
38. Tango (Amanohashidate)
39. Kamagatake (Iwaidani Cave Kannon)
40. Inaba (Karoshi-Koyama)
41. Hoki (Distant View of Mt. Daisen, Ono)
42. Izumo (Map of the Grand Shrine of Hotototo)
43. Iwami (Takatsuyama, Shiohama)
44. Oki (Bonfire Shrine)
Sanyo Road
45. Harima (Maiko Beach)
46. Mimasaka (Yamabushi Valley)
47. Bizen (Tanokuchi Beach, Torii Gate of Mt. Yoga)
48. Bitchu (Gokei)
49. Bingo (Abumon Kannon Hall)
50. Aki (Itsukushima Festival Illustration)
51. Suo (Iwakuni, Kintai Bridge)
52. Nagato (Shimonoseki)
Nankai Road
53. Kii (Wakanoura)
54. Awaji (Goshikihama)
55. Awa (Naruto Wind and Waves)
56. Sanuki (Distant View of Mt. Zozu)
57. Iyo (Saijo)
58. Tosa (Sea Fishing)
Saikaido (West Coast)
59. Chikuzen (Hakozaki, Undersea Path)
60. Chikugo (Yanase)
61. Toyomae (Rakanji Temple, Lower Path)
62. Toyago (Minozaki)
63. Hizen (Nagasaki, Inasayama)
64. Higo (Gokanosho)
65. Hyuga (Aburatsu Port, Obi-Oshima)
66. Osumi (Sakurajima)
67. Satsuma (Bonoura, Twin Swords)
68. Iki (Shisaku)
69. Tsushima (Coast, Evening Clear Skies)
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