Hiroshige: artist of the open road | Curators' Tour | British Museum Exhibition

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Alfred Haft is back, alongside co-curator Emily Williams on a lyrical journey through Edo Japan, as they guide you on a highlights tour of the first exhibition on Hiroshige's work in London in over 25 years. From fashionable figures and energetic city views to remote landscapes and impressions of the natural world, Hiroshige captured many aspects of life in the Japan of his time - a country on the cusp of changing forever. Exhibition Tickets: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/hiroshige-artist-open-road 00:00 Who was Utagawa Hiroshige? 01:19 Hiroshige's road to fame 02:16 Hiroshige's journies around Japan 03:36 Hiroshige's depictions of nature 05:07 Japnese Edo-period fans 05:41 Hiroshige and Prussian blue 06:38 Hiroshige's 100 famous views of Edo 07:51 Hiroshige's Legacy #hiroshige #CuratorsTour #britishmuseum