Japan Art and Hiroshige: Sumida River and Snow
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) is a highly acclaimed Japanese artist. In this article, the focus is on the Sumida River in the snow.
The British Museum says, “He started producing landscape prints in the early 1830s, establishing his own unique style with the series ‘Famous Places in Edo’ (Ichiyusai signature) and ‘Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Highway’ of 1832-3. He continued...