Sparrows, Edo Period, by Kubo Shunman.
Woodblock print, Ukiyo-e. These prints were created to be affordable and to appeal to a broad audience.
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Sparrows, Edo Period, by Kubo Shunman.
Woodblock print, Ukiyo-e. These prints were created to be affordable and to appeal to a broad audience.
View From Satta Suruga, 1858 by Ando Hiroshige.
Hiroshige is the other famous name in Ukiyo-e printmaking. Younger than Hokusai, his work quickly became just as popular. His style is very appealing to a broad range of people while Hokusai liked to portray similar images with a slight edge to them.
River Trout , c.1830 by Ando Hiroshige.
Hiroshige is best known for his woodblock prints, but was also a skilled painter and wrote a book on fish.