Hiroshige - Adele Schlombs

Hiroshige - Adele Schlombs (96 pages, English, hardcover, published by Taschen)

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 refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western worlds visual characterization of Japan. Though Hiroshige captured a variety of subjects, his greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and his most famous work was a series known as '100 Famous Views of Edo' (1856-1858). This book provides an introduction to his work and an overview of his career.