Tuttle Studio Morning Glories & Cricket A5 Softcover - Lined 144 Pages

Celebrate the timeless beauty of Japanese art with this lined journal, featuring a masterpiece by a renowned ukiyo-e artist. This lined, paperback journal from Tuttle Publishing features "Morning Glories and Cricket" (1843-47) from the series "A Compendium of Flowers of the Four Seasons" by Utagawa Hiroshige (1787-1858). Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the most prominent ukiyo-e artists. He is best known for his series of prints "The 53 Stations of the Tokaido" (1832-1833). His influence was not limited to Japan. Hiroshige's work influenced Europe's Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, including Van Gogh, who copied two of his prints in oil paint. This cover print may be found in the book Ukiyo-E: The Art of the Japanese Print (Tuttle Publishing).