posthumous memorial portrait of hiroshige by kunisada (toyokuni the third
utagawa hiroshige was a japanese woodcut artist who depicted what is termed ukiyo-e. ukiyo-e translates beautifully as "pictures of the floating world".
"the "floating world" refers to the urban culture that bloomed and was a world unto itself during the second half of the 17th century. although the traditional classes of japanese society were bound by numerous strictures and prohibitions, the rising merchant class was relatively unregulated, therefore "floating."
many of hiroshige's woodcuts featured bridges. i've gathered together those which i think are most beautiful.
the bridge at awate.
the fifty three stations of the tokaido.
man on horseback crossing a bridge.
snow at the field of kameido.
bamboo yards, kayobashi bridge.
a bridge in a snowy landscape.
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