HIROSHIGE’S PLUM TREE AT KAMEIDOFROM 100 FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO

Funpon Technique

BACKGROUND

Edo Period (1615-1868) Controlled by Tokugawa shogunate Key Characteristics

4 class system established Centralization of the shoguns Seclusion of Christianity and foreigners Alternate attendance of daimyo at Edo

Merchant class climbs social ladder

HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA

Born to the fire warden at Edo Castle Started artistic training at age 9 Started ukiyo-e training at age 14 under

Toyohiro Utagawa Also studied Southern style and Western style

painting Famous for 53 Stations of Tokaido, 8 Views of

Omi, and Famous Places in Tokyo Known for 100 Famous Views of Edo Died in 1858 from cholera

HIROSHIGE’S PLUM TREE AT KAMEIDO

Plum orchard at Kameido Shrine1857 From “100 Famous Views of Edo“Woodblock print13 1/4 in. x 8 5/8 in. The Brooklyn Museum,USA

MY PLUM TREE AT KAMEIDO

Oil on canvas.Size: 24 in. x 36 in.

MY PROCESS

MY PROCESS CONTINUED

MY PROCESS CONTINUED

MY PROCESS CONTINUED

MY PROCESS CONTINUEDTwig from outside

(had many twig

casualties as a

result)

MY PROCESS CONTINUED

PLUM TREE

HiroshigePlum Tree at

Kameido1857

Vincent Van GoghFlowering Plum

Tree1887

Jeridel BanksHiroshige’s Plum

Tree2010