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20K views · 487 reactions | Watch how master crafters carry on the tradition of ukiyo-e woodblock printing at the Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints in Tokyo. | Tokyo Gov | Facebook

Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (1797-1858) stands in the same relation to Japanese ukiyo-e painting as Shakespeare does to Elizabethan drama. Both were the exquisite flower that blossomed in the fertile soil of a vibrant artistic tradition, one which they both validated and made relevant for all time. And just as the dramatists of the Elizabethan age helped forge the consciousness and identity of a nation, so too did the ukiyo-e artists' picturing of the places and natural wonders of Japan in an age w

1.1M views · 30 reactions | Find out how these artists combine technology and traditional art restoration techniques to recreate the ukiyo-e masterpiece from world-renowned artist, Hokusai. | NHK WORLD-JAPAN | Facebook