--- product_id: 56443745 title: "Hiroshige (Basic Art)" price: "581 kr" currency: SEK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://sweden.desertcart.com/products/56443745-hiroshige-basic-art store_origin: SE region: Sweden --- # Hiroshige (Basic Art) **Price:** 581 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hiroshige (Basic Art) - **How much does it cost?** 581 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [sweden.desertcart.com](https://sweden.desertcart.com/products/56443745-hiroshige-basic-art) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning “pictures of the floating world,” ukiyo-e was a particular woodblock print genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries. Subjects ranged from the bright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), to spectacular natural landscapes.In the West, Hiroshige’s prints became exemplary of the Japonisme that swept through Europe and defined the Western world’s visual idea of Japan. Because they could be mass produced, ukiyo-e works were often used as designs for fans, greeting cards, and book illustrations. The style influenced Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Art Nouveau artists alike, with Vincent van Gogh and James Abbott McNeill Whistler both particularly inspired by Hiroshige’s landscapes.This introductory book presents key images from Hiroshige’s vibrant, vivid portfolio of blooming cherry trees, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, and busy shopping streets to introduce one of the greats of Asian art history. Review: Beautiful keepsake, chronological highlights of Hiroshige's works - Beautiful keepsake of a book full of images of Hiroshige's art, presented in chronological order along with biographical details and contextual information on the works themselves so I could enjoy the progression of his work and the period in which it was created. I enjoyed perusing this book immensely and I look forward to reading it thoroughly. An ideal coffee-table book or cover-to-cover read. The book itself is of great quality. The pages are thick and the color reproductions to be precise. Review: An insane value for Hiroshige lovers ~ - I bought it new when the price dropped to $7.09 from desertcart.com with prime shipping. I have another very nice Hiroshige book Hiroshige: Prints and Drawings that includes some very nice prints and a good bio, but I figured why not? And boy was I surprised. This book contains around 95 pages, and though most of the prints are not large, there are a lot of them. Several of the prints are thumbnail sized, others are half page to nearly full page. But this is not truly a 'picture book'. Where this version excels is in the writing. The author does a great job of highlighting the life and work of Hiroshige AND other Ukiyo-E artists of the era. It's truly the comparisons that make this work shine. We are shown, in a later chapter, influences he made on other artists, such as Manet and Van Gogh. These comparisons are not stating "these guys copied Hiroshige" but instead point out some artistic similarities, some resulting in artists like Manet being called 'Japonistic' or the flatter, more 2-d style being labeled 'Japonism'. There are still a good number of his prints in this book, and several from prominent museums that do not appear in other collections. The vast majority of the prints highlighted show people doing something. Which is different than the Prestel book which shows a lot of landscapes or far away images of Edo where you don't really get up close and personal with the people in some of these prints. There are also a number of prints with birds and fish. Again, most are not large, but there is a nice selection included. I would say this is a good book to start with if you are interested in Ukiyo-e. If you are a fan of Hiroshige, then you will surely enjoy it as an addition to your Ukiyo-e library. This is a real treat and a great value. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #193,307 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #237 in Individual Artist Monographs #882 in Art History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 351 Reviews | ## Images ![Hiroshige (Basic Art) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81KWFzTcpEL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful keepsake, chronological highlights of Hiroshige's works *by J***. on September 3, 2026* Beautiful keepsake of a book full of images of Hiroshige's art, presented in chronological order along with biographical details and contextual information on the works themselves so I could enjoy the progression of his work and the period in which it was created. I enjoyed perusing this book immensely and I look forward to reading it thoroughly. An ideal coffee-table book or cover-to-cover read. The book itself is of great quality. The pages are thick and the color reproductions to be precise. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An insane value for Hiroshige lovers ~ *by C***T on January 25, 2012* I bought it new when the price dropped to $7.09 from amazon.com with prime shipping. I have another very nice Hiroshige book Hiroshige: Prints and Drawings that includes some very nice prints and a good bio, but I figured why not? And boy was I surprised. This book contains around 95 pages, and though most of the prints are not large, there are a lot of them. Several of the prints are thumbnail sized, others are half page to nearly full page. But this is not truly a 'picture book'. Where this version excels is in the writing. The author does a great job of highlighting the life and work of Hiroshige AND other Ukiyo-E artists of the era. It's truly the comparisons that make this work shine. We are shown, in a later chapter, influences he made on other artists, such as Manet and Van Gogh. These comparisons are not stating "these guys copied Hiroshige" but instead point out some artistic similarities, some resulting in artists like Manet being called 'Japonistic' or the flatter, more 2-d style being labeled 'Japonism'. There are still a good number of his prints in this book, and several from prominent museums that do not appear in other collections. The vast majority of the prints highlighted show people doing something. Which is different than the Prestel book which shows a lot of landscapes or far away images of Edo where you don't really get up close and personal with the people in some of these prints. There are also a number of prints with birds and fish. Again, most are not large, but there is a nice selection included. I would say this is a good book to start with if you are interested in Ukiyo-e. If you are a fan of Hiroshige, then you will surely enjoy it as an addition to your Ukiyo-e library. This is a real treat and a great value. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great things come in small packages. *by A***R on July 24, 2024* This book is a typical example of a great TASCHEN book release. The artist featured was a superb artisan, and this is proven by the wide diaspora that Hiroshige had a chance to see, and his wood block prints are a wonderful testament to that fact. I highly recommend this work to anyone with an interest in the Japan of the past; this book will feed the fires of your imagination. ## Frequently Bought Together - Hiroshige: 1797-1858: Master of Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints - Hokusai: 1760-1849 - Japanese Woodblock Prints --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://sweden.desertcart.com/products/56443745-hiroshige-basic-art](https://sweden.desertcart.com/products/56443745-hiroshige-basic-art) --- *Product available on Desertcart Sweden* *Store origin: SE* *Last updated: 2026-10-17*