Hiroshige: Landscape, Cityscape: Woodblock Prints in the Ashmolean Museum

Hugely popular in his own day and an enormous influence on Monet, van Gogh and other leading European artists, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 1858) has never lost his appeal. A prolific artist, he produced between 4,000 and 5,000 woodblock print designs. He is particularly renowned for his landscape prints, which are among the most frequently reproduced of all Japanese art in both Japan and the West. Hiroshige's unusual compositions, humorous depictions of people involved in everyday activities an...