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Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Supervised by Ota Memorial Museum

Hinohara, Kenji; and Watanabe, Akira

"This book introduces One Hundred Views of Edo made by Hiroshige, who achieved his greatest level of artistic skill at the point of its publication in his later years. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo was made from the third through the fifthyear of the Ansei period (1856-1858) and consists of 120 woodblock prints in total, including a work by Second Utagawa Hiroshige and the table of contents. They recreate the lively scenery of the city of Edo (present day Tokyo) about 160 years ago. You can find their enchantment not only in the way he depicts scenery but also among the finest skills of woodblock printing that fill this work: delicately carved lines and colors added by gorgeous paints with delicate gradation. This book brings together the best preserved first printings of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Hiroshige, with Ota Memorial Museum of Art owns so that you can appreciate their charm to the fullest. You can enjoy them in a similar way to the people in the Edo Period who picked them up and appreciated them. We would love you to enter the world that Hiroshige created and thoroughly enjoy its beauty." excerpt from the foreword by Kenji Hinohara.

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