Hiroshige at the British Museum

Looking for things to do on my recent trip to London, I came across the website for The British Museum. Highlighted was a new temporary exhibition, Hiroshige: artist of the open road. This is to be the artist’s debut at the museum in spite of having created many of his works close to 200 years ago.

I enjoy the style of Japanese woodblock prints, popularised in large part by both Hokusai and Hiroshige, and their landscapes in particular. I’ve seen photos of their works both online and in books but it’s never quite the same as a high quality physical rendition where the vividity of the scene can be fully realised.

I don’t go to London often and this exhibit is only available for a short span of 4 months. I promptly booked tickets to capitalise on this great coincidence.

Below are the photos I took of my favourite exhibited artworks: