ukiyo-e

13.Sekiya Village on the Sumida River  The Japanese woodblock print is one of the series of “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Sekiya was the area around Senju dry riverbed on the Sumida River. The winding road that three samurai riding on the horsebacks was the Ushida bank.   The mustle of the horses […]

12.Sunset across the Ryōgoku Bridge from the bank of the Sumida River at Onmayagashi     The ukiyo-e woodblock printing silhouettes the figure of Mt. Fuji wrapped in the orange light of the setting sun.   The dusk is falling from the upper sky and the far buildings and boarts also turn into the gray shadows.   Even

10.Below Meguro     Currently there are many stylish cafes, but the countrified Below Meguro (Shimo-Meguro)  was the area of hills and farming. Especially, it was famous for the place where the shoguns hunted with a falcon. Let’s see the ukiyo-e woodblock printing by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The lower right of Mt. Fuji making an appearance

9.Watermill at Onden   One of the series of “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Harajuku, the town leading the latest in fashion today, was the rural district where the people live at leisure in Edo Period. We can not see anymore, but the Shibuya River run Onden village. This river also flows now under the

8.Cushion Pine at Aoyama     The Cushion Pine were the famous trees at the precinct of Ryuganji in Harajuku Village, which had the 5.6 meters wide. And other smoler pine trees were planted in a circle so as to surround it. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) depicted the hill of pine trees as a semicircle shape and Mt. Fuji as a triangle.   Hokusai, in

6.Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa   One of the “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” ukiyo-e art. Mannen Bridge was at the joint point of the two river traffics, Onagi River and Sumida River. Various people cross the bridge under the clear sky.  Turning our eyes for the river, some boats come and go on the water. And

5.Honjo-tatekawa We can see the lively aspects of the Edo craftmen in this woodblock print of the series of “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji“   Honjo, today’s Sumida-ku (Tokyo), was developed as a new town after the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657 and the many lumber dealer stood in a raw in the city. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) drew the

4.Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital      The architecture of Hongan-ji temple closes in on this side and the Kawara workmen repair the roof on it. The big roof was so popular in Edo City.   The high point of view is really outstanding for this ukiyo-e woodblock printing. Even the clouds float lower than the roof.