Acht beroemde plekken in Edo
Utagawa Toyoharu
1770 - 1775
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
249; 378
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Kamerscherm waarop afbeelding van een gezicht op de toegangspoort van het Yoshiwara met daarachter de hoofdstraat, Nakanocho, vol met mensen met lantaarns in de hand; bij nacht.
About the Artist
Utagawa Toyoharu · 1735–1814
Utagawa Toyoharu (1735–1814) holds a foundational place in the history of Japanese printmaking as the founder of the prolific and long-lived Utagawa school, which would go on to produce some of the most celebrated names in ukiyo-e, including Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi. Born in what is now Hyogo Prefecture, Toyoharu moved to Edo, where he studied under Toriyama Sekien and later explored the Kano schoo...