{"product_id":"hokusai-thirty-six-views-of-mount-fuji","title":"Hokusai. Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji XL","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe complete set of \u003ci\u003eViews of Mount Fuji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMount Fuji has long been\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ea centerpiece of Japanese cultural imagination\u003c\/b\u003e, and nothing captures this with more virtuosity than the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003elandmark woodblock print series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eby Katsushika\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHokusai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1760–1849). The renowned printmaker documents 19th-century Japan with exceptional artistry and adoration, celebrating its countryside, cities, people, and serene natural beauty. Produced at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epeak of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHokusai’s artistic ambition\u003c\/b\u003e, the series is a\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003equintessential work of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eukiyo-e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat earned the artist world-wide recognition as a leading master of his craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe prints illustrate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHokusai’s own obsession with Mount Fuji as well as the flourishing domestic tourism of the late Edo period. Just as the mountain was a cherished view for travelers heading to the capital Edo (now Tokyo) along the Tōkaidō road,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMount Fuji is the infallible backdrop to each of the series’ unique scenes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHokusai\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures the distinctive landscape and provincial charm of each setting with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003evivid palette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eexquisite detail\u003c\/b\u003e. Including the iconic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Great Wave off Kanagawa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e), this widely celebrated series is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ea treasure of international art history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong only a few complete reprints of the series, this\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eXL edition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epays homage to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHokusai’s striking colors and compositions with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eunprecedented care and magnitude\u003c\/b\u003e. Bound in the Japanese tradition,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003epresents the original 36 plates plus the additional 10 later added by the artist. The perfect companion piece to TASCHEN’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Views of Edo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaidō\u003c\/i\u003e, this publication paints an enchanting picture of pre-industrial Japan and is itself a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003estunning monument to the art of woodblock printing\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapanese binding in box, \u003cspan\u003e37.5 x 25 cm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.31 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e224 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54722574713045,"sku":"9783754403150","price":2380.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/7262\/3317\/files\/HOKUSAI_MOUNT_FUJI_FP_INT_BOX002_41435.jpg?v=1788082127","url":"https:\/\/stellenboschbooks.co.za\/products\/hokusai-thirty-six-views-of-mount-fuji","provider":"Stellenbosch Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}