Untitled - Heather James Fine Art

Ando Hiroshge (1797-1858)Mount Atago ShibaOne Hundred Famous Views of EdoJapan, 1857Woodblock Print13 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.2001Ando Hiroshige was a famous Japanese painter and printmaker who was the last great figure in the art of Ukiyo-e, which literally means“pictures of the floating world”. Hiroshige transmuted everyday landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes with aesthetics that highlighted thetransient nature of existence. Woodblock prints became very fashionable in Europe in the 1860’s and 1970’s and had a direct impact onMonet and the Impressionists, as well as Gauguin and van Gogh.