富士山自古以来是日本文化的核心。没有什么比葛饰北斋(1760-1849)里程碑式的浮世绘版画系列《富岳三十六景》更能体现这一点。这位**的浮世绘画师以非凡的艺术魅力和崇拜之情记录了19世纪的日本,颂扬了日本的乡村、城市、人民和宁静的自然美景。该系列作品是在葛饰北斋绘画巅峰时期完成的,享有浮世绘版画最高杰作的美誉,为他赢得了世界性荣誉,成为浮世绘版画大师。
这些版画展示了北斋本人对富士山的痴迷,以及江户时代后期国内旅游业的蓬勃发展。富士山不仅是旅行者从东海道前往首都江户(现在的东京)的沿途美景,也是这一系列作品中每个独特场景的背景。北斋以生动的色调和精致的细节捕捉了各个场景的独特风景和魅力。包括最为有名的《神奈川冲浪里》,这幅广受赞誉的作品是国际艺术史上的瑰宝。
在该系列仅有的几个完整重印本中,这本巨大开本作品以前所未有的谨慎和规模向北斋引人注目的色彩和构图致敬。《富岳三十六景》采用日本传统装订方法,展示了最初的36幅画和后来追加的10幅画。本书作为TASCHEN出版的《江户百景》和《木曾街道六十九次》的完美伴侣,描绘了一幅迷人的前工业化日本图景,其本身就是一座令人惊叹的浮世绘艺术纪念碑。
Mount Fuji has long been a centerpiece of Japanese cultural imagination, and nothing captures this with more virtuosity than the landmark woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (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 peak of Hokusai’s artistic ambition, the series is a quintessential work of ukiyo-e that earned the artist world-wide recognition as a leading master of his craft.
The prints illustrate Hokusai’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, Mount Fuji is the infallible backdrop to each of the series’ unique scenes. Hokusai captures the distinctive landscape and provincial charm of each setting with a vivid palette and exquisite detail. Including the iconic Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa (also The Great Wave), this widely celebrated series is a treasure of international art history.
Among only a few complete reprints of the series, this XXL edition pays homage to Hokusai’s striking colors and compositions with unprecedented care and magnitude. Bound in the Japanese tradition with uncut paper, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji presents the original 36 plates plus the additional 10 later added by the artist. The perfect companion piece to TASCHEN’s One Hundred Views of Edo and The Sixty-
Nine Stations along the Kisokaidō, this publication paints an enchanting picture of pre-industrial Japan and is itself a stunning monument to the art of woodblock printing.