Japan’s Edo period (1615-1868) was a time of peace and prosperity. A middle class arose, became wealthy, and cultivated a love for woodblock prints. Early on, a tradition of depicting beautiful women developed, but in the nineteenth century, artists turned to making landscape prints. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was a famous artist who worked in the landscape genre, capturing atmospheric conditions in bold compositions. In juxtaposing foreground elements with distant scenic views, he created a style that blended Western influences with the meisho (famous place) Japanese tradition. Hiroshige depicted the changing seasons, holidays, and everyday life in Edo (now Tokyo). The woodblock prints reproduced as details in this journal are from the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s complete set of Hiroshige’s extraordinary series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Size: 6 X 8 1/2". Genuine blue leather embossed slip jacket and removable journal insert with full-color laminated covers and colorful decorative elements throughout. 144 lined pages with a lay-flat binding and ribbon marker. Uncoated paper suits both pencil and pen. ISBN: 0-7649-2549-0. AA217Regular price: $35.00Sale price: $17.50 Hiroshige Journal Insert RefillReplacement insert for Hiroshige 6 x 8 1/2" leather journal. ISBN: 0-7649-2550-4. AA218$12.95 All of our pictures enlarge; click on any picture for a closer look. Text & images protected by copyright. Sign Up for Our Monthly E-mail Newsletter Private list, unsubscribe any time. Home | Customer Service Center | Ordering Information