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100 Views of Edo – Then & Now

May 18th, 2009 | By | Category: Lifestyle

Ando Hiroshige produced and estimated 5,400 ukiyo-e in his lifetime (1811-1858) and his most famous works, also his last series, are knows as 100 View of Edo (now Tokyo) in English, Meisho Edo Hyakkei in Japanese. The beautiful images offer insight into what the city of Tokyo looked like in before Japan embraced all things […]