One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige with Melanie Trede (Contributor), Lorenz Bichler (Contributor)

272 pages first pub 1856 (editions)

nonfiction art history relaxing slow-paced
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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 world’s visual characterization of Japan. Because th...

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