Rediscovering the old Tokaido : in the footsteps of Hiroshige /
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| Author / Creator: | Carey, Patrick, 1940- |
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| Imprint: | Folkestone : Global Oriental, 2000. |
| Description: | xxvii, 147 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4345330 |
| Summary: | For the first time in an English language edition published outside Japan, all 55 prints of Hiroshige s Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido are reproduced in full colour, supporting a detailed and intriguing account of the authors rediscovery on foot of the historic 303-mile road from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto. Remarkably, the Old Tokaido can still be found in many locations and photographs of the modern parallel the old. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 147 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1901903109 9781901903102 |
