Andō Hiroshige

Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858) is widely regarded to be one of the greatest masters of Ukiyo-e, the Japanese woodblock print. In the early 1830s, he was invited to join a delegation of officials from the Imperial Court on a journey to Kyoto, which inspired this series of prints titled, Kyoto Meisho, featuring famous places of Kyoto. This set was either a gift of family friend, Sho Nemoto, to the Billings Family, or perhaps purchased by them during their trip to Japan in 1898.

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 2205: Passenger Boat on the Yodo River

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 2206: Gion Shrine in Snow

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 2207: Shower at Twilight, Tadasugawara

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 2208: The Village of Yase

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 9288a: Cherry Blossom at Arashiyama

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 9288b: Cherry Blossom at Kiyomidzu Temple

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 9288c: The Cool of the Evening at Shijo

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 9288d: Tsuten Bridge

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 9288e Shimbara

 

Andō Hiroshige
MABI 9288f: Kinkakuji Temple

 

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) - Ukiyo-e woodblock master

Link to the online exhibit of the work of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), considered the last great master of Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print making. Ukiyo-e was a genre of Japanese art that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its popularity coincided with the end of the feudal era and the rise of the more modern, industrialized Meiji era in Japan. Among Yoshitoshi's finest work is his series, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, completed during the last years of his life. The series of one hundred prints depicts scenes from Japanese and Chinese history and mythology, with most of the images featuring a moon.