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Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
£22.20£28.50 (-22%)
Hokusai’s series depicting Mount Fuji is widely considered to be the pinnacle of his career. This beautiful boxed accordion-fold edition comprises the full set of forty-six prints (the original thirty-six and ten more that were completed later) and features a luxurious silken binding along with a separate explanatory booklet. The book and booklet are packaged in an elegant slipcase. Devoted entirely to landscapes, Hokusai’s series shows Mount Fuji from various viewpoints, framed in different ways. An indefatigable traveler who was passionate about nature, Hokusai explored every vantage point and season at the volcano. He presented it both as a solitary and majestic snow-capped peak and as a smaller object on a distant horizon. Hokusai also portrayed the mountain as an element in Japanese daily life and as an imposing force of nature that can be peaceful and beneficent, or ferocious and unforgiving. These impeccably reproduced prints invite readers to examine Hokusai’s virtuosic use of colour and composition, his talent for contrasting perspectives, and his interest in the dueling roles of man and nature. An exquisite objet d’art, this volume is the perfect vehicle for appreciating Hokusai’s crowning achievement in all its lasting and subtle beauty.
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| Publisher | Prestel, 1st edition (5 Sept. 2019) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 138 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 3791386077 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3791386072 |
| Dimensions | 17.15 x 4.24 x 24.46 cm |
by Mr. Leong Wai Hong
Katsushika Hokusai { 1760- 1849} is the most famous Japanese artist of the Edo period.
This elagant slipcase box consists of an accordion-fold silk – bound book of the 46 prints, and a booklet that explains the full set of forty-six prints (the original thirty-six views published in 1830s, and ten more that were commissioned later upon the success of the original prints ) .
Devoted entirely to landscapes, Hokusai’s series shows Mount Fuji from various viewpoints. Using the newly invented Prussian blue artificial pigment, manufactured in Holland which is richer and more intense than natural dyes, Hokusai gave us an exquisite illustration of the Japanese Shinto belief in ukiyo – e.
The pictures are shown in landscape mode. The booklet explains all 46 pictures. This is an exquisite gift set.
by Georgia Turnbull
Really lovely gift
by J.Moss
Beautiful book. Love the way it opens out
by Roger Pellant
This book presents Hokusai’s Mount Fuji collection of ‘paintings’ in a unique and clever format. Each picture is beautifully reproduced with a brief description of each. The sort of book to pick up and ‘digest’ on a wet winter’s day and marvel at the artist’s ability.
by Ho Vu Thu Ha
Amazing artworks. Great quality. The book came with a nice box, which I really love
by C Mansfield
If you like pull-out style books then you’ll love this. Most unusual and helps view the pictures more realistically.
by Paul
Bought this as a present for my niece and she loved it. She’s a teenager constantly drawing and painting. She had a picture of the Great Wave by Hokusai on the wall which I caught a glimpse of, and which led me to this book.
by MR G.
This is a well produced and generally excellent book depicting the 36 views of fuji. Why then only 4 stars? Simply because of what I consider to be a bizarre decision. Why the publisher has used portrait format for landscape prints is completely beyond me. Nevertheless buy and enjoy.