Hiroshige is known as the “artist of rain, snow, and mist”. Born as Ando Tokutaro, he was to follow the career of his father as a fire watchman. In 1811, he was a pupil of Toyohiro. In 1812, he officially became accepted into the Utagawa School.…
The Japanese prints of plants and birds are referred to as Katcho -e. Starting as a Chinese painting tradition during the Momoyama period in 1573, bird and flower compositions reflected Ming refinements and decorative elements.Subsequently, Ukiyo-e…