1831 (ca.), Utagawa Hiroshige, Susaki, Goten Hill, Takanawa and Tsukuda -- British Museum (London)
From the museum label:
Of all the genres that engaged Hiroshige it was his realistic, yet richly poetic, landscapes that earned him greatest fame in his lifetime and continue to win admiration today.
These four prints belong to one of his earliest landscape series, Eight Views of the Eastern Capital. They depict well-known sights around Edo Bay. The 'Eight Views' Chinese literary and painting theme was often used by Japanese artists to celebrate Japan's lakes, rivers and coastal areas.
1831 (ca.), Utagawa Hiroshige, Susaki, Goten Hill, Takanawa and Tsukuda -- British Museum (London)
From the museum label:
Of all the genres that engaged Hiroshige it was his realistic, yet richly poetic, landscapes that earned him greatest fame in his lifetime and continue to win admiration today.
These four prints belong to one of his earliest landscape series, Eight Views of the Eastern Capital. They depict well-known sights around Edo Bay. The 'Eight Views' Chinese literary and painting theme was often used by Japanese artists to celebrate Japan's lakes, rivers and coastal areas.