Hokusai and Hiroshige: Inheritance and Innovation of Beauty and Technology

The truth about unknown masters revealed through cutting-edge digital imaging technology.

This exhibition covers all 46 works of Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" and all 55 works of Hiroshige's "Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō" (Hoeido edition), masterpieces of reproduction art created through the astonishing skills of painters, carvers, and printers.

The beauty of the intricately carved lines in the woodblocks, the delicately rendered shades of color, and the delicate fibers of the washi paper are brought to life through cutting-edge technology - 2 billion pixel ultra-high-definition digital recording and 3D texture image processing.

Katsushika Hokusai, selected by the American magazine Life as one of the "100 Greatest People of the Last Millennium," and his masterpiece, "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," have garnered endless attention, with special exhibitions being held in various locations.

This book uses archival images from the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum's collection, renowned for its excellent condition and used as the basis for the design of new passports and the new 1,000-yen bill. The images are created using ultra-high-definition digital processing with 2 billion pixels, resulting in extremely high-quality content in both color and resolution. Meanwhile, Utagawa Hiroshige's "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō," another ukiyo-e masterpiece on par with "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," is also created using high-resolution images based on the vivid colors of the Osaka Ukiyo-e Museum's collection, allowing you to fully appreciate the beauty and delicate techniques of these two masterpieces.

The book also features a wealth of full-size drawings and detailed enlargements, making it a new way to enjoy art appreciation.

[Table of Contents] Hokusai Katsushika's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" 01 Edo Nihonbashi Bridge 02 Edo Surugacho Mitsui Shop Map 03 Under Mannenbashi Bridge in Fukagawa 04 Honjo Tachikawa 05 Buyo Tsukuda Island 06 Gohyakurakan Temple Sazaido 07 Sunset at Ryogoku Bridge from the Banks of the Oni River 08 Asakusa Honganji Temple in the Eastern Capital 09 Senju, Bushu 10 View of Fuji from the Senju Red Light District 11 Sekiya Village on the Sumida River 12 Snow-capped Tateishi River 13 Surugadai, Eastern Capital 14 Aoyama Enza-do 15 Waterwheel in Hidden Fields 16 Shimomeguro 17 Fuji at Gotenyama, Shinagawa, on the Tokaido 18 Tamagawa, Bushu 19 Noborito Bay 20 Kazusa Sea Route 21 Ushibori, Joshu 22. Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa 23. Tonodani Valley, Tokaido 24. Shichirihama, Sagami 25. Enoshima Island, Sagami 26. Nakahara, Sagami 27. Lake Hakone, Sagami 28. Umezawa-sa, Sagami 29. Ono Shinden, Suruga 30. Fuji at Katakura Tea Garden, Suruga 31. Fine Wind, Clear Weather 32. A Brief Map of Tagonoura, Ejiri, Tokaido 33. White Rain at the Bottom of the Mountain 34. The Mountains of Totomi 35. Ejiri, Suruga 34 36. Fuji at Kanaya, Tokaido 37. Fujimi Plain, Bishu 38. Yoshida, Tokaido 39. Inume Pass, Koshu 40. Dawn at Izawa, Koshu 41. Ishibanzawa (Indigo Print), Koshu 42. Lake Suwa, Shinshu 43. Fuji at the Back of the Minobu River 44. The Waters of Misaka, Koshu 45 Koshu Mishima Pass 46 Hiking by Various People

Utagawa Hiroshige, "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido" (Hoeido Edition) 01. Morning View of Nihonbashi 02. Departure of the Lords, Shinagawa 03. Rokugo Ferry, Kawasaki 04. View of Taiko, Kanagawa 05. Shinmachi Bridge, Hodogaya 06. Motomachi Branch Road, Totsuka 07. Yugyoji Temple, Fujisawa 08. Nawate Road, Hiratsuka 09. Tiger Rain, Oiso 10. Sakawa River, Odawara 11. Lake Map, Hakone 12. Morning Mist, Mishima 13. Twilight Map, Numazu 14. Morning Mt. Fuji, Hara 15. Left Mt. Fuji, Yoshiwara 16. Evening Snow, Kambara 17. Satsuma Range, Yui 18. Okitsu River, Okitsu 19. Distant View of Miho, Ejiri 20. Abe River, Fuchu 21 Mariko, Famous Tea Shop 22 Okabe, Utsunoyama 23 Fujieda, Horse and Climbing Relay 24 Shimada, Oigawa River, Surrounding Shores 25 Kanaya, Distant Bank of the Oigawa River 26 Hizaka, Sayano-Nakayama 27 Kakegawa, Distant View of Mount Akiba 28 Fukuroi, Teahouse 29 Mitsuke, Tenryu River 30 Hamamatsu, Winter-Withered Scenery 31 Maisaka, Imakiri, True View 32 Arai, Ferry Boat 33 Shirasuka, Shiomizaka 34 Futagawa, Sarugababa 35 Yoshida, Toyokawa Bridge 36 Goyu, Traveler's House 37 Akasaka, Guest House, Guest House 38 Fujikawa, Bo-hana 39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge 40 Ikorifuna, Kubikama Market 41 Narumi - Specialty Arimatsu Shibori 42 Miya - Atsuta Ritual 43 Kuwana - Shichiri-toguchi 44 Yokkaichi - Mie River 45 Ishiyakushi - Ishiyakushi Temple 46 Shono - Hakuame 47 Kameyama - Yukihare 48 Seki - Honjin Hayatate 49 Sakanoshita - Fude-sutemine 50 Tsuchiyama - Harunoame 51 Mizuguchi - Specialty Dried Gourd 52 Ishibe - Mekawanosato 53 Kusatsu - Specialty Tachiba 54 Otsu - Hashirii Tea Shop 55 Kyoshi - Sanjo Bridge

Article I: Iwao Kubota, "Cultivating Human Creativity and Creating a Digital Cultural Industry through Culture and Digital Transformation" Article II: Akihiro Morihara, "The Dilemma of Preserving and Utilizing Museum Collections: High-Resolution Digitization as One Solution and Beyond" Article III: Fumihiko Nishioka, "Ultra-High-Resolution Images Open Up an Era of Synesthetic Art Appreciation