{"id":1501,"date":"2011-07-13T06:48:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T06:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2014-07-29T19:51:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T19:51:03","slug":"hiroshige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/hiroshige\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroshige"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u2018Meisho Edo Hyakkei\u2019 or \u2018One Hundred Views of Edo\u201d (\u540d\u6240\u6c5f\u6238\u767e\u666f<\/strong>) is a collection of ink print drawings that were done by Utagawa Hiroshige (\u6b4c\u5ddd\u5e83\u91cd<\/strong>). Some of Hiroshige\u2019s prints are internationally well known. For instance, the \u2018Kameido Umeyashiki\u2019 (\u4e80\u6238\u6885\u5c4b\u8217<\/strong>) or \u2018Plum Park in Kameido was copied by Vincent van\u00a0Gogh. That meant that a European artist actually drew inspiration from a Japanese artist!<\/p>\n

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The ink print titled \u2018Matsuchiyama Sanyabori Yakei\u201d (\u771f\u4e73\u5c71\u5c71\u8c37\u5800\u591c\u666f<\/strong>) or \u2018Night View of Matsuchiyama and the Sanya Canal\u2019 is the only print drawing to depict a large human figure. Most of his prints display various aspects of the environment like rivers, trees and hills. Some scholars suspect that this print was a depiction of his lover. Perhaps that\u2019s why her image fills a large portion of this print, which was quite unprecedented for Hiroshige\u2019s prints.<\/p>\n

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The print titled \u2018Suidobashi Surugadai\u2019 (\u6c34\u9053\u6a4b\u99ff\u6cb3\u53f0<\/strong>) means \u2018Suid\u014d Bridge and the Surugadai Quarter\u2019. This is one of Hiroshige\u2019s more famous prints. At first glance it looks as if a live fish is thrashing about, but it is actually a carp streamer that is fluttering in the wind. These carp streamers are called Koinobori (\u9bc9\u5e5f<\/strong>) and are typically flown on Tango no Sekku (\u7aef\u5348\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong>), which is held on May 5th<\/sup>. The carp streamers represent the desire of Japanese parents to raise healthy and strong sons.<\/p>\n

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The \u2018Ohashi Atake no Yudashi\u2019 (\u5927\u306f\u3057\u3042\u305f\u3051\u306e\u5915\u7acb<\/strong>) or \u2018Sudden Shower over Shin \u014chashi bridge and Atake\u2019 is considered to be a masterpiece. Some even say that this is the greatest print ever produced by Hiroshige. Even Vincent van Gogh was known to have copied elements from this print to his own drawings. The reason why this print is so treasured is because the depiction of rain is difficult to portray without blurring the image of the print.<\/p>\n

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The \u2018Haneda no watashi Benten no yashiro\u2019 (\u306f\u306d\u305f\u306e\u308f\u305f\u3057\u5f01\u5929\u306e\u793e<\/strong>) is also known as \u2018The Ferry at Haneda and the Benten Shrine\u2019. If you look at this print, you can see the arms and legs or the ferry rower. Hiroshige\u2019s intention was to create the perspective of the passenger of the boat. So as you look at this print you are looking towards the river from the viewpoint of a passenger on the ferryboat. That\u2019s really kind of cool, isn\u2019t it? No wonder Hiroshige is such a respected artist!<\/p>\n

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The \u2018Meisho Edo Hyakkei\u2019 or \u2018One Hundred Views of Edo\u201d (\u540d\u6240\u6c5f\u6238\u767e\u666f) is a collection of ink print drawings that were done by Utagawa Hiroshige (\u6b4c\u5ddd\u5e83\u91cd). Some of Hiroshige\u2019s prints are internationally well known. For instance, the \u2018Kameido Umeyashiki\u2019 (\u4e80\u6238\u6885\u5c4b\u8217) or \u2018Plum Park in Kameido was copied by Vincent van\u00a0Gogh. That meant that a European artist…<\/p>\n

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