- Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
- Title: "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" by Hiroshige (広重画 名所江戸百景)
- Year of Original Work: circa 1856
- Year of Reprint Edition: 1995 (Heisei 7)
- Publisher: Hokkaido-Shinbunsha (北海道新聞社)
In
1856, Hiroshige began the creation of what would become his final major
series and his masterpiece, "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo." This
series consists of 120 classic ukiyo-e landscapes by Hiroshige and his
successor, Hiroshige II.
Despite
being machine-printed, these reprints capture the nuances of the
original woodblock prints exceptionally well, including the shading and
mica textures, by printing on washi Paper. Each print is individually
housed in its own Washi paper folder.
Dimensions:
- Print Size: 37 x 25.5 cm (each sheet)