A landmark book presenting the early "deluxe" versions of Hiroshige's Edo prints for the first time!

In this series, Hiroshige captures 118 locations in and around Edo, today's Tokyo, during all four seasons and often from hitherto unknown and unique perspectives. No complete set of the early versions exists today and this is the first book to present a complete set of the deluxe early printings, sourced from 32 different museums and private collections.

Author Andreas Marks presents the various printed versions along with reference images showing how and where Hiroshige sourced his ideas for each view-from previous books and illustrations. The result is a definitive guide to understanding the complexity of Hiroshige's great work as well as the dynamics of the Japanese print market during this period.

Marks' introduction discusses the genesis of the series in the context of Japanese landscape art as well as Hiroshige's personal biography. The book then presents all 118 prints together with their source materials and a map showing the locations of each view, followed by a detailed appendix discussing the great color variations found in subsequent printings of the series.

歌川広重『名所江戸百景』を紹介する画集
初期に刷られた『名所江戸百景』を完全収録した初の画集です。