Saturday, March 27, 2010

Hiroshige's Tokaido Series: View 42


Regarding this woodcut, I especially like the shape of the pine tree in the middle ground- it is so typically Japanese. 

Monday, March 08, 2010

Hiroshige's Tokaido Series: View 43

Hiroshige's woodcut at top, with contemporary views below. The area (in present-day Nagoya) is traditionally famous for its beautiful tie-dyed cloth,called arimatsu shibori