Japanese art

Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige original name Andō Tokutarō   (born 1797, Edo, Japan—died October 12, 1858, Edo), Japanese artist, one of the last great ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) masters of the colour woodblock print. His genius for landscape compositions was first recognized in the West by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. His print series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1833–34) is perhaps his finest achievement.

 "Shinano" ( 1853, colour, woodcut) 

Mt. Kyodai and the Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano.

 Series: Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces

Received from Ramona, Germany

Distance: 1,670 km

Travel time: 6 days

The Junction of the Pilgrim's Road to Ise at Seki 

Series:  Pictures of the Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations

Received from Mike, U.S.A.
Distance: 7,812 km
Travel time: 30 days

A Winter Day at the Temple Asakusa (19th C.) 

Series: One Hundred Views of Edo, Ukiyoe

Received from Yoko, Kawasaki, Japan

Distance: 7,791 km

Travel time: 10 days

Chihiro Iwasaki

"My Box"  

Chihiro Iwasaki  (15 December 1918 – 8 August 1974) was a Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her water-colored illustrations of flowers and children, the theme of which was "peace and happiness for children".

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