This text contains a full-color reproduction of the finest surviving edition of the manuscript produced by master Japanese artists Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848).
Containing 70 woodblock prints, the text makes Hiroshige and Eisen's portrait of daily life in 19th-century Japan available to Western viewers for the first time, as they travel from station to
station through changing seasons, rural roads and country streets, on a journey that explores every stratum of a diverse society. An introduction to the material is provided by Sebastian
Izzard, who has over 20 years of experience as an auction house specialist, appraiser and dealer in Japanese and Korean Art. He also supplies the commentary accompanying each plate, describing
the station portrayed and discussing the plate's publication history and its survival down through the centuries. No subject index. Oversize: 14x10.5". Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)
