Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom along the Sumida River - From the series 'Famous Places in Edo' 江戸名所 - - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Japon - Fin de la période Edo

Original woodblock print - Paper - sumidagawa manka 隅田川まん花(full bloom on Sumida river) - From the series Edo meisho江戸名所'Famous Places in Edo'- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)-Japan-1858 (Ansei 5 period)

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/177224

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Utagawa Hiroshige III is known for drawing “Tokaido Gojusantsugi,” as well as Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Hiroshige II.
Reflecting the advent of the Meiji period, however, he drew many products of civilization and enlightenment, such as steam locomotive, Western-style architecture and Western clothes

Hiroshige’s name is known to the world for drawing “Tokaido Gosho Sanji” as well as the first and second generations, but he created the work reflecting the Meiji era. He actively portrays the state-of-the-art technology of the time, including steam locomotives, steamships, railroads, Western-style architecture, clothes, mage-cut people, and rickshaws. Among them, the appearance of the railway connecting Shimbashi and Yokohama, which opened in 1872, caused a culture shock because it was said that iron wheels would run on steam at that time.The nishiki-e paintings drawn by ukiyo-e artists from locomotives and steamships that they had never seen before became news all over the country. Hiroshige III drew this kind of civilization with a lot of imported aniline red, which is a deep red color, so his kaika-e was called “Aka-e”. It can be said that he was a perfect reflection of the restless and noisy world of the time. The kaika-e of Hiroshige III has nothing to do with the lyricism of Hiroshige III, but it conveys the color of the early Meiji era. He also draws many such kaika-e paintings, as well as paintings of scenic spots in Tokyo and products of various countries.