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Hiroshige and the Fan, a journey through 19th-century Japan.
Catalogue of the exhibition presented at the National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet.

Hiroshige and the Fan, a journey through 19th-century Japan.

RMN, Grand Palais
€13,50 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 26266
Format 17.5 x 14
Détails 88 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover.
Publication Paris, 2023
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782711879540
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is undoubtedly, along with Hokusai, 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 on fans; particularly fragile, they are among the rarest of the artist's engraved work. Printed in a small number of copies and intended to decorate an everyday accessory made of bamboo, these sublime prints circulated in restricted circles of intellectuals or cultural elites. Representing the quintessence of Japanese refinement, these works illustrate the themes and images characteristic of the life and culture of Japan in the Edo period: natural motifs follow scenes of daily life, the
representation of kabuki theater actors to the beautiful inhabitants of Yoshiwara, still lifes to genre scenes, depicting traditional heroes and legends.
The Georges Leskowicz Foundation has one of the most important collections of these fan leaves, which are the subject of an exceptional presentation at the Guimet Museum.

Exhibition presented at the National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet from February 15 to May 15, 2023.
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is undoubtedly, along with Hokusai, 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 on fans; particularly fragile, they are among the rarest of the artist's engraved work. Printed in a small number of copies and intended to decorate an everyday accessory made of bamboo, these sublime prints circulated in restricted circles of intellectuals or cultural elites. Representing the quintessence of Japanese refinement, these works illustrate the themes and images characteristic of the life and culture of Japan in the Edo period: natural motifs follow scenes of daily life, the
representation of kabuki theater actors to the beautiful inhabitants of Yoshiwara, still lifes to genre scenes, depicting traditional heroes and legends.
The Georges Leskowicz Foundation has one of the most important collections of these fan leaves, which are the subject of an exceptional presentation at the Guimet Museum.

Exhibition presented at the National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet from February 15 to May 15, 2023.