2 Edo Hakkei by Toyohiro

#ukiyoe #japaneseprints

Harunobu and Hiroshige were not the only artists to do #EdoHakkei in response to the #OmiHakkei theme

Hiroshiges teacher #Toyohiro also did them!

This is Utagawa Toyohiros Ueno Temple Bell print

Note Toyohiro seems to prefer pinks and reds and less blues than Hiroshige

Sunset on Awazu became sunset at the Ryogoku bridge in the Edo Hakkei theme

The river is the Sumida

Early Omi Hakkei Prints

So you love #ukiyo-e ?
 You've heard of #omihakkei #hakkei and seen copies of the famous set by #hiroshige ?

Did you know he was not the first artist to do prints on that theme?

This is by Utagawa Toyoharu 

He's tried to fit all of the Hakkei onto one print and has rather distorted the proportions to include everything. The Ishiyamadera was further down the river that flows out from Lake Biwa and he has included an old castle that has since been destroyed tho a small park marks its site. Otsu ss shown as a village which is now a suburb of the modern city. Curiously though the the site of the moorings for the trade ships and barges is still a marina.

Other artists who dealt with the Hakkei theme often did so indirectly. Study the background in this Harunobu print. It is actually an Edo scene but refers to the Omi Hakkei tradition by depicting boats.

The tradition of comparing Edo scenes to those of the Omi Hakkei is also used by Hiroshige himslef in this print. Thats not geese returning to Katata. That's Umida !

Whereas this is Katata !

ZEN SEAL

My latest #redbubble design Zen Seal was made by applying #gimp filters and color and texture edits over a scan of the small seal script form of the #hanzi #kanji meaning ZEN or CHAN

You can view products with this design on my RED BUBBLE SHOP

A Hiroshige Medley of Sails

#hiroshige #ukiyo-e #boats #sails #ships

A view of Edo Bay 

Yabase Lake Biwa