Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan

176 Pages·2015·49.62 MB·English

by  Andreas Marks

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Japan Journeys
FA M O U S WO O D B L O C K PR I N T S
O F C U LT U R A L S I GH T S I N JA PA N
ANDREAS MARKS
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
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FRONT ENDPAPER 1859,
Utagawa Sadahide, Cool
Evening at Shijogawara
during the Gion Festival in
the Imperial Capital.
BACK ENDPAPER 1843,
Utagawa Kunisada, Wrestlers
Kurokumo Ryu¯goro¯,
Shiranui Dakuemon, and
Takaneyama Masaemon
(from right).
PAGE 1 1858, Utagawa
Hiroshige, Th e Sea off Satta in
Suruga Province (detail), from
the series Th irty-six Views of
Mount Fuji.
PAGE 2–3 1820s, Shotei
Hokuju, True Depiction of
the Monkey Bridge in Kai
Province.
LEFT Ca. 1765–1770, Suzuki
Harunobu, Woman and
Child Catching Firefl ies.
FACING PAGE 1851,
Utagawa Hiroshige, Lake in
the Mountains of Hakone
from the series Thirty-six
Views of Mount Fuji.
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Contents
07 A Paradise for Travelers
20 CHAPTER 1 80 CHAPTER 2 144 CHAPTER 4
Sights of Tokyo Sights around Tokyo Sights of Japan
22 Nihonbashi 82 Yokohama 146 Nara
26 Asakusa 90 Kamakura 148 Osaka
32 The Sumida River and 96 Nikko 152 Castle
Ryogoku 104 Hakone 154 Itsukushima
38 Tokyo Imperial Palace 110 Mount Fuji 156 The Wedded Rocks of
42 The Floating World Futami
46 Edo-era Dining 120 CHAPTER 3 158 Other Scenic Highlights
50 The Ginza Sights of Kyoto
54 Tokyo Station 164 Picture Credits
122 Old Kyoto
56 Shops and Trades 166 Full Versions of Cropped
126 Traditional Pastimes
60 Ochanomizu and the Kanda Images
132 The Gion District
River
136 The Heian Shrine
62 Temples and Shrines
138 Kiyomizu Temple
72 Tokyo Festivals
140 Kinkakuji Temple
76 Railways
142 Arashiyama
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