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Posted in Prints on 08/08/2009 04:22 pm by adminWoodblock Print
5 Of Ando Hiroshige's Best Landscape Woodblock Designs
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) is generally considered the greatest Ukiyo-e artist (together with the great Hokusai) of the landscape genre. He was a son of an Edo (today's Tokyo) firewarden and although he succeeded on an early age to his father's hereditary post the attraction of becoming a woodblock designer dominated. He became a student of Utagawa Toyohiro (1773-1828) and studied the classical tradition of the Kano painting style. Hiroshige was also very much interested and influenced by the Western artists and their view on depicting the landscape and the perspective. The following five woodblock designs are from two of Hiroshige's finest contributions to Japanese art, namely his series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido' (c.1833-34) and 'One Hundred Famous on Edo' (c.1856-59)
Nocturnal Snowfall in Kambara (Station 16 in the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido' )
Hiroshige was fascinated by the realism of photography and the possibilities of incorporating its compositions to his woodblock designs. One of his best known examples is the Sudden Shower print which along with his Plum Garden design inspired Van Gogh. Hiroshige depicts six townspeople caught in a sudden downpour on the Ohashi bridge. On the Sumida river a raftsman, wearing a straw raincoat, tries to control his raft through the fast running water. A rather traditional scene depicting the town of Kambara covered under a thick white blanket of snow. On the right of the image two travellers walking uphill just passed by a local residant who's holding an umbrella. All three are trudging through the snow leaving their footprints while large flakes fall from the dark sky. What makes this design so extraordinary is the minimal use of colour and the skilful manner in which Hiroshige depicts snow giving this scene a forceful poetic effect. Strangely enough Kambara is situated near a warm stretch of coast, where it seldomly snows, so this scene probably represents an ebullition of Hiroshige's imagination.
Sudden Rainstorm at Shono (Station 46 in the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido' )
In this most famous of all Hiroshige's prints some inhabitants of Shono are overtaken by a sudden downpour and are running for shelter. Two palanquin bearers and their human freight are running up the steep mountain accompanied by a basket-seller. Running down the mountain are a traveller and his servant with the latter one holding an umbrella. The countryside is heavily veiled in rain with the town Shono barely visible. In this dynamic composition Hiroshige has divided the space in audacious triangles of varying depth with the two groups of figures running in opposite directions out of the frame. Hiroshige creates a perspective depth using different shades of black on the bamboo forest effectively contrasting with the overall colour composition giving it an almost idyllic feel.
Plum Orchard in Kameido (a.k.a. Plum Garden) (Print 30 in the series 'One-Hundred Views on Edo' )
Hiroshige's Plum Garden is a perfect example of the symbiotic exchange between the artists of the East and the West. In this daring composition (and in many others in this series) Hiroshige applies the repoussoir device, which was a common technique in Western art, placing a large plum-tree to the foreground with the twigs dividing the image in seperate parts. The visitors in the background, who enjoy the sight of these trees, almost look like little puppets. The red of the sky and the green of the landscape represent the two major contrasting hues and enhance the impression of uniqueness expressed by the picture. The print is probably best known as a model for Vincent van Gogh's copy in oils.
Sudden Shower at Ohashi (a.k.a. Sudden Shower) (Print 52 in the series 'One-Hundred Views on Edo' )
The vertical lines of the rain accentuated by the vertical format of the print are masterfully counterbalanced by the diagonal lines of the bridge on the foreground and the riverbank in the background. In an earlier impression (most probably an earlier "proof" state!) two addtional rafts are depicted.
Fox Fires on New Year's Eve at the Garment Nettle Tree at Oji (a.k.a. Fox fires) (Print 118 in the series 'One-Hundred Views on Edo' )
The Foxfires design is the conclusive print Hiroshige produced for his 'One-Hundred Views on Edo' -series, published shortly before his death, and is the only one in the entire series that involves the fantasy theme. This mysterious design is based on an old Japanese legend in which fox spirits (kitsune) gather around the Garment Nettle Tree on New Year's Eve. Hiroshige's terrific use of different shades of blue adds to the ominous emanation. He often used Prussian blue in his work earning him the nickname "Blue Hiroshige".
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Relief Printing: Etching, Movable Type, Flexography, Woodcut, Linocut, Woodblock Printing, Letterpress Printing, Woodblock Printin $18.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Etching, Movable Type, Flexography, Woodcut, Linocut, Woodblock Printing, Letterpress Printing, Block Book, Woodblock Printing in Japan, Rotogravure, Rubber Stamp, Steel Engraving, Wood Engraving, Metalcut, Relief Print, Reduction Print, Chromotypograph, Thimble Press, Tinsel Prints. Excerpt: Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document (usually individual letters or punctuation). The first known movable type system for printing was created in China around 1040 AD by Bi Sheng (9901051), but the metal movable type system for printing was developed in Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty (around 1230). This led to the printing of the Jikji in 1377today the world's oldest extant movable metal print book. Neither movable type system was widely used, probably because of the enormous amount of labour involved in manipulating the thousands of ceramic tablets, or in the case of Korea, metal tablets. Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg introduced what is generally regarded as an independent invention of movable type in Europe (see printing press), along with innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould. Gutenberg was the first to create his type pieces from an alloy of lead, tin and antimonythe same components still used today. Compared to woodblock printing, movable type pagesetting was quicker and more durable for alphabetic scripts. The metal type pieces were more durable and the lettering was more uniform, leading to typography and fonts. The high quality and relatively low price of the Gutenberg Bible (1455) established the superiority of movable type, and printing presses rapidly spread across Europe, leading up to the Renaissance, and later all around the w... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=47300 |
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Woodblock Regular $25.99 Download the Woodblock Regular font for Mac or Windows in OpenType, TrueType or PostScript format. |
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One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Japanese Woodblock Prints by Yoshitoshi $22.78 Yoshitoshi (1839-92) was the last great woodblock print master of the Ukiyo-e tradition, and One Hundred Aspects of the Moon is regarded as his greatest achievement. The only complete set of the series, in the collection of the Museum of International Folk Art (Museum of New Mexico), provides for the exquisite reproductions in this popular book on 19th century Japan's most mainstream art amusement. Yoshitoshi was born in the city of Edo (Tokyo) shortly before Japan's violent transformation from a medieval to a modern society. He was keenly interested in preserving traditional Japanese culture against the incursions of modernism, and his prints celebrate the glory of Japan in its mythology, literature, history, the warrior culture, and fine woodblock print tradition. Alongside the more scholarly studies of the master Yoshitoshi, this edition of One Hundred Aspects of the Moon will appeal to a broad audience of connoisseurs as well as the many who cultivate an interest in Japanese art. |
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Sonor Large Woodblock Standard $47 Sonor Large Woodblock. Rosewood block, includes mallets. |
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Sonor Large Woodblock $47 Sonor Large Woodblock. Rosewood block, includes mallets. |
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Michael Miller Hula Dolls Tiki Woodblock Wave $8.98 Designed by Mark Hordyszynski for Michael Miller Fabrics, this cotton print fabric features vertical stripes. Colors include blue, sage, teal and turquoise. Fabric is perfect for quilts, home décor accents, craft projects and apparel. |
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Michael Miller Hula Dolls Tiki Woodblock Isle $8.98 Designed by Mark Hordyszynski for Michael Miller Fabrics, this cotton print fabric features vertical stripes. Colors include gold, olive and burgundy. Fabric is perfect for quilts, home décor accents, craft projects and apparel. |
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Gibraltar Cowbell Woodblock Holder Standard $10.99 Allows you to mount a cowbell and woodblock at the same time. |
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Man with Sword Japanese Woodblock Canvas Giclee Art Print #1608 $388.99 Product Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * NEW: Ready to be displayed right out of the box gallery-wrapped canvas artwork. * Quality Wood Bars: Shrink-resistant wooden-bar frame with tensioning wedges that allow for tightening of the canvas from the reverse side. * Free Hanging Accessories: Hanging accessory kit and instructions included to make the art hanging process easy and achieve the best positioning results. * Dependent and Fast: Produced by the largest US canvas art supplier. Shipped to you in 24 hours. * Lifetime Warranty: Produced on 100% cotton acid-free canvas with quality fade-resistant inks. Our art pieces have a life expectancy of over 100 years. Product Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ iCanvasART Artwork arrive ready to be displayed right out of the box. The Size/Dimensions: 57" x 37" x 1.5" Type: Framed and Unframed Art |
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Acala (Fudo) with sword Japanese Woodblock Canvas Giclee Art Print #1628 $49.99 Product Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * NEW: Ready to be displayed right out of the box gallery-wrapped canvas artwork. * Quality Wood Bars: Shrink-resistant wooden-bar frame with tensioning wedges that allow for tightening of the canvas from the reverse side. * Free Hanging Accessories: Hanging accessory kit and instructions included to make the art hanging process easy and achieve the best positioning results. * Dependent and Fast: Produced by the largest US canvas art supplier. Shipped to you in 24 hours. * Lifetime Warranty: Produced on 100% cotton acid-free canvas with quality fade-resistant inks. Our art pieces have a life expectancy of over 100 years. Product Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ iCanvasART Artwork arrive ready to be displayed right out of the box. The Size/Dimensions: 19" x 13" x 1.5" Type: Framed and Unframed Art |
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