{"product_id":"utamaro-hokusai-hiroshige","title":"Utamaro, Hokusai Hiroshige","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ukiyo-e masters are brought together in a volume that illustrates Japan's \"floating world\" between the 17th and 19th century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehe so-called Edo period (1603-1868) was extremely productive for Japan  from a historical and artistic standpoint; later its influence would extend  beyond the archipelago, as far as the West, where it gave rise to a real passion  for Japanese aesthetics and culture. The term ukiyo-e, which translates as \"pictures of a floating world,\" refers to the woodblock colour prints that were first created in the Edo period by combining the talents of painters like Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige with the absolute mastery of block carvers and printers. These prints are the highest aesthetic expression of what could be called a \"culture of pleasure,\" pervaded by the awareness that the beauties of life must  be enjoyed to the full because they are bound to end. The book offers a chance  to discover the world of Japanese ukiyo-e prints through over 300 works by  some of the most important artists, and the themes that characterize them: from  elegant female beauties to delicate flowers and birds, famous kabuki actors, valiant samurai, and even erotic subjects with their insouciant celebration of love.","brand":"Skira Editore S.p.A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42663888289828,"sku":"9788857249971","price":76.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9788857249971.jpg?v=1774909520","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/utamaro-hokusai-hiroshige","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}