These are wood block prints by the early 19th century Japanese artist Hiroshige |
Somehow seems an appropriate quote for New Year’s Eve 2012. It’s from a 1661 story by Asai Ryoi, and is associated with Japanese ukiyo-e or “floating world” art. That genre reflected the fresh, fleeting pleasures appreciated by a newly emerging Japanese middle class, and immortalized them.
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