Regarding this woodcut, I especially like the shape of the pine tree in the middle ground- it is so typically Japanese.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Monday, March 08, 2010
Hiroshige's Tokaido Series: View 43
Hiroshige's woodcut at top, with contemporary views below. The area (in present-day Nagoya) is traditionally famous for its beautiful tie-dyed cloth,called arimatsu shibori.
