Japan Art and Hiroshige: Oi River
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) was born during the Edo Period of Japanese history. In this article, Hiroshige focuses on the Oi River.
The British Museum says, “He continued to excel at views of famous places throughout his career and managed to express in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and the people who lived there.”
Hiroshige often depicted rivers ...