Hiroshige's Woodblock Prints Kodansha International Six case studies

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and political history of the city at this crucial turning point

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and the political and social world in which artists worked

Hiroshige's Woodblock Prints Kodansha International Six case studiesAndo Hiroshige (1797 1858) was one of the last great masters of the traditional Japanese woodblock print, the Ukiyo e. Possessing the ability to reduce the pictured scene to a few simple yet highly decorative elements, Hiroshige captured the very essence of what he saw and turned it into a strikingly effective composition. With extraordinary freshness and intimacy, he depicted almost every aspect of his native country in all its weather variations.