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Hiroshige's Journey in the 60-Odd Provinces (Famous Japanese Print Series) Paperback – June 1, 2004

by Marije Jansen (Author)
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) designed a series of 70 landscapes depicting the provinces of Japan between 1854 and 1856. It was the first of a number of sets from the highly productive years of his later life. The designs comprising Famous places in the 60-odd provinces (Rokuju yoshu meisho zue) are taken from all corners of Japan. Designs published before this series had already depicted the famous routes between Edo and Kyoto, the Tokaido and the Kisokaido, and various well known locations such as the famous waterfalls, Lake Omi and the Jewel Rivers, but a series on such a grand scale devoted to the provincies was a novelty. It evidently met with critical acclaim as the publishers Koshimuraya Heisuke issued several editions.
In this study, the author Marije Jansen briefly discusses Hiroshige's life and the formal aspects of this series. Jansen takes as her point of departure the set in possession of the German collector Gerhard Pulverer, which is generally acknowledged to be a superb example of a first edition, and compares this series to a number of other sets in public and private collections. The detectable printing variations in each design are carefully analysed, making this an indispensable tool for collectors.
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    June 1, 2004
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    8.8 x 0.6 x 11.06 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9074822606
  7. ISBN-13
    978-9074822602
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Marije Jansen is a M.A. graduate of Japanese Studies from Leiden University and is currently working for the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hotei Publishing; First Edition (June 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9074822606
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9074822602
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.8 x 0.6 x 11.06 inches
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4.9 out of 5 stars
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TigerLady
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2013
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I have spent many hours with this book in my lap, paging through it and trying to imagine the artistic genius that translated tales of these somewhat far away places into this collection of sometimes otherworldly, sometimes extreme, and sometimes very ordinary landscapes that, subject combined with color, create such a mood of calm and beauty for me. This is the best book of the several I have of Hiroshige's art. I am not educated in Japanese block printing, but Hiroshige's choice of subject matter and color pallete somehow really resonate with me.
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DM
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Japanese art.
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019
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Well made book, surreal pictures, intense in color, very enjoyable.
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Parsa
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent print series edition.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2007
There are too few book editions of the print series of Hiroshige. There are a few books featuring his "100 Views of Edo" such as the excellent one by Uspensky which I own; a smallish paperback version of the first edition of "53 Stations of the Tokaido" by Muneshige Narazaki; and a book featuring his early bird and flower prints. This book by Marije Jansen is a fine and welcome addition to the few books we have.

The book illustrates Hiroshige's "Rokujuyoshu Meisho Zue", "The Famous Views of Sixty-odd Provinces", meaning "more than sixty provinces". The prints featured are from the first edition set owned by Professor Gerhard Pulverer, and were once owned by Frank Lloyd Wright. The introduction features the ubiquitous biography of Hiroshige, followed by an overview of his well known landscape series, an overview of the Provinces series illustrated, a discussion of the format used, later editions of the series, and an explanation regarding the Pulverer prints.

After the introduction, there is a map of Japan showing the locations of every print in the series. The map, and the accompanying key on the opposite page, show that the prints were arranged geographically.

The main body of the book has explanatory text and images on the left hand pages, with a full page print from the series on the right. There are 70 prints. These include the table of contents print, 68 prints of the Provinces, and a print of the capital Edo (#17).

The author gives a brief explanation of each print and what it depicts. A great deal of research has been done on the historical, artistic, and literary background of each scene.

In the upper left of the text page there is factual information on the date, the censors, the block-cutter, and the publisher. The location of the various seals is explained for every print. At the bottom of every text page is a smaller version of the print keyed to a description of how later editions degraded in quality. These include things like poorer colors, missing colors, loss of wood grain, etc. There are usually 10-12 items described per print. This is invaluable for collectors and artists studying wood block printing.

Unlike his prints of the Edo and Fuji environs, and his Tokaido series, Hiroshige did not visit all the locations shown. He was one of the first Japanese landscape artists who actually did make prints from sketches of places he actually visited. It was customary for artists to use the sketches or verbal descriptions of others to make prints, and many of the prints in this series were taken from the guidebook "Sansui Kikan" by Fuchigami Kyokko (26 of the prints), as well as other sources. The prints are wonderful however.

The images are large and beautiful, and this book will give you many hours of enjoyment. You'll want to look through the prints again and again. I know I do.
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Fydly
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2008
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Loved the selection and quality of the prints. Great as a gift to someone who is interested in the subject
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JDE
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative - good addition to collection
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
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Illustrations not as striking as in some of the volumes I've purchased recently, but colors generally good, with good descriptions of the various sites. Includes some detail on seals that I don't think I've seen before. I will learn from this and am happy to add it to my collection.
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Alessandra O
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2008
Ho trovato questo libro molto ben fatto.
Le riproduzioni sono bellissime e ognuna e' dettagliatamente ed analiticamente spiegata.
Lo consiglio vivamente
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Rose Clare Puett
5.0 out of 5 stars hiroshiges journey in the 60-odd provinces
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2005
the book is totally wonderful! completely met my expectations. i couldn"t be happier with it or the service.
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anita e ross
4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding quality
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
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Gorgeous book, with outstanding print quality. Some of the prints I was hoping to see from the Provinces series were not in the book, and I personally would have made other choices. But the quality is tops.
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Eleri J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2020
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Lovely book
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BobArt
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo volume
Reviewed in Italy on February 26, 2017
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Rispetto ad altri volumi del genere è certo meno raffinato, la carta patinata non rende pienamente giustizia ai lavori del grande Hiroshige, pur essendo belle le dimensioni, ottimi i colori. L'assetto occidentale del volume toglie un pò preziosità, rispetto a quelli editi ad esempio dalla casa editrice Hazan. Rimane un'opera da avere senz'altro, anche per l'ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.
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arthur
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful and treasured book
Reviewed in Australia on May 17, 2019
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The illustrations were all very good (taking into account they had to be reduced) with good color clarity. The Notes on each woodcut were excellent. I love Hiroshige and Hokusai, as inspirational compositionists.
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YAKA
5.0 out of 5 stars A POSSEDER
Reviewed in France on May 1, 2015
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Un aspect de Hiroshige qu'on connait moins malgré la célébrité des estampes.Pas d'ouvrage en langue française évidemment.Ne jamais hésiter à rechercher les livres en anglais tres faciles à lire (avec un minimum de langue et de vocabulaire ) et d'excellente facture car les auteurs recherchent les meilleures séries d'espampes (donc les toutes premières) pour rendre compte de l'estampe japonaise.Hélas on ne dispose plus de livre de plus grand format qui permette d'"entrer" dans le paysage ;Le papier n'est pas non plus celui d'une estampe. Je ne boude pas mon plaisir devant cet ouvrage qui est solide malgré son aspect broché. On peut acheter sans crainte d'être déçu je pense.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 広重o（＾o＾）o
Reviewed in Japan on June 16, 2006
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題名のとおり歌川広重“六十餘州名所圖會”の英語版です。

浮世絵が見開きの右ページに掲載されており、左ページには解説が載っております。本のサイズはA4より気持ち大きい程度なので絵がみやすいです。また全国69箇所を掲載してあります。ちなみに表紙は「上野　榛名山」だそうです。

広重ファンなら一度手に取ってみてはいかがでしょう。
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