The synthetic pigment Prussian blue (also known as Berlin blue), imported during the Edo period, sparked a revolution in the way “blue” was expressed in Ukiyo-e prints. Created in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this T-shirt expresses the beautiful blue worlds depicted by Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige. This unique collection blends artistic vision with rich historical significance.
Details:
- Fit: regular
- 100% cotton
- Machine wash cold, Do not dry clean, Tumble dry low.
Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō), Japanese
Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Keishi, Sanjō ōhashi), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First
Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō
Japanese, Edo period, about 1833–34 (Tenpō 4–5)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Horizontal ōban; 23.8 x 35.9 cm (9 3/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 11.38859
