Thursday 24 January 2019

If You Like,

the genre of art known as Ukiyo-e,



of which this, woodblock print, 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa', Katsushika Hokusai, about 1831. Museum no. E.4823-191, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is perhaps the best known example, this post might interest you, 

Utagawa Hiroshige was known for his landscapes; the most famous being The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, above, 15th station : Kanbara (A village in the snow), which was the result of a procession between Edo and Kyoto, Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings, now, an online Open StreetMap called Ukiyo-e Map has plotted over 200 of Hiroshige’s prints on a map of Japan so you can pin down the exact location they depicted several hundred years ago, 


and here they are, 

  Zozoji Temple in Tokyo, clicking the dot reveals the Ukiyo-e

 The Tamagawa Aqueduct, which ran along Koshu Kaido road., the aqueduct no longer exists but the road still does,

Inokashira Park and Lake in the western suburbs of Tokyo, which still exists

 35th station : Goyu

40th station : Narumi, many thanks to John Resig of Ukiyo-e.org for spotting this map, as an aside, although much has changed, some roads, temples and lakes still exist to this day, what a great way to spend a few days walking the route.



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