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A view of the opposite riverside of Sumida River. This is one of famous landscapes, and in here, a smoke is a main theme. This smoke is coming from an oven in which daily-used porcelains like roof tiles are burned. Looking at the curl of smoke across the screen, Henry Smith, a writer wrote "Hiroshige's 100 Edo landscapes" said in his book that the smoke is poetic as if symbolyzing brevity of life and nostalgy pilgrims have. Same as his other artworks, he use Hiroshige Blue for sky with gradation in perspective. Vertical movement like the smoke in the foreground and horizontal movement in the background are matched in a best combination.
Slightly partial blot and stain
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was an Ukiyoe artist. He was taught by Utagawa Toyohiro who was one of the most popular Ukiyoe artists. Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the peer pupils of Utagawa Toyohiro. His pictures of famous landscapes with highly developed composition in perspective and in clear scenographical contrast are highly rated overseas. His representative works are Tokaido Gojyu San Tsugi (53 stations of the Tokaido), Touto Meisho (Famous Views of Edo), Meisho Edo Hyakkei ( Famous 100 views of Edo) . Famous 100 views of Edo is well known for the fact that Vincent Van Gogh reproduced the prints.
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