1. Japanese Woodblock Prints [1]

2. Japanese Woodblock Prints Ukiyo-e “Pictures of the floating world” These prints depicted scenes of harmony and carefree everyday living.[2] People Crossing an Arched Bridge Katsushika Hokusai[3]

3. Japanese Woodblock Prints Whalling off the Goto Islands Katsushika Hokusai[3]

4. Japanese Woodblock Prints Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province Katsushika Hokusai[3]

5. Japanese Woodblock Prints

6. A few notes about elements of a landscape print Background Middle Ground Foreground

7. Objects that are far away get smaller . . . This boat This boat is closer than. . .

8. Objects that are closer sometimes overlap objects behind them The Sagami River Ando Hiroshige[4]

10. Many Japanese woodblocks seek to have a balance of positive space . . .

11. . . . and negative space

13. Back View of Mt.Fuji from Dream Mountain in Kai Province Ando Hiroshige[4]

14. The Valley of Approach at Oyama in Sagami Province Ando Hiroshige[4]

15. Rough Sea at Shichiri Beach in Sagami Province Ando Hiroshige[4]

17. [2] http://www.asianartmall.com/AboutWoodBlockPrints.html

18. [3] http://www.katsushikahokusai.org

19. [4] http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/