中文简介：

本书研究了日本江户时代的艺术和艺术家，这是日本艺术的伟大时代之一。与皇城京都、港口城市大阪和长崎一起，日本辉煌的首都江户（现为东京）孕育了绘画、书法、版画、陶瓷、建筑、纺织和漆器的宏伟传统。由于每个城市都创造了自己独特的社会、政治和经济环境，其艺术获得了独特的风味和审美。作者克里斯蒂娜·古斯（Christine Guth）专注于江户艺术的城市方面，包括讨论尾形光琳、喜多川歌麿和安藤广重等许多日本知名艺术家，以及那些鲜为人知的艺术家，展示了他们工作过的城市的迷人面貌。

英文简介：

This beautifully illustrated survey examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. Together with the imperial city of Kyoto and the port cities of Osaka and Nagasaki, the splendid capital city of Edo (now Tokyo) nurtured a magnificent tradition of painting, calligraphy, printmaking, ceramics, architecture, textile work and lacquer. As each city created its own distinctive social, political and economic environment, its art acquired a unique flavour and aesthetic. Author Christine Guth focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists - Korin, Utamaro and Hiroshige, among others - as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a fascinating look at the cities in which they worked.