Ando Hiroshige and Japanese Art

Ando Hiroshige and Japanese Art

Lee Jay Walker

Modern Tokyo Times

Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858) hails from Japan, and throughout his life he depicted a world steeped in quiet poetry—one that celebrated the natural beauty of the countryside while tenderly observing ordinary people traveling, making religious pilgrimages, working, and inhabiting the evolving urban landscape.

Hiroshige embraced many artistic themes, including birds, erotic art (shunga), landscapes, nature, and spiritual motifs.