Ehon Edo miyage : Volume 3 / [Hiroshige hitsu]

Andō, Hiroshige安藤広重, 1797-1858 · 1850 · [Tōkyō] : Tōto Shorin · 25 pictures

A Japanese illustrated picture book from 1850 by Andō Hiroshige, printed in Tokyo by Tōto Shorin as a volume of Edo views for general readers. Its pages are colour woodblock prints of Edo landscapes with calligraphic captions in the upper margins, and a designer might borrow their pale washes, layered horizons and open, low-angled compositions for landscape or scenic layouts.

Ukiyoe · Wood-engraving, Japanese · Tokyo (Japan)

Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art · No known copyright restrictions · More from this library