1855, Utagawa Hiroshige, Yui: Satta P -- British Museum (London)eak and Oyashirazu
From the museum label:
After 20 years of designing horizontal landscape prints, in the early 1850s Hiroshige converted to a vertical format. He was perhaps inspired by the success of his vertical hanging-scroll paintings, produced around 1849 for a samurai lord.
These prints, from the 'Vertical (or Upright) Tokaido' series, show a stunning view of Mount Fuji and the sea. The publisher produced two versions of the design, one suggesting morning, the other late afternoon.
1855, Utagawa Hiroshige, Yui: Satta P -- British Museum (London)eak and Oyashirazu
From the museum label:
After 20 years of designing horizontal landscape prints, in the early 1850s Hiroshige converted to a vertical format. He was perhaps inspired by the success of his vertical hanging-scroll paintings, produced around 1849 for a samurai lord.
These prints, from the 'Vertical (or Upright) Tokaido' series, show a stunning view of Mount Fuji and the sea. The publisher produced two versions of the design, one suggesting morning, the other late afternoon.