Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world" ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century & is practically synonymous with the Western world&s visual characterization of Japan Though Hiroshige captured a variety of subjects his greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo (modern-day Tokyo) & his most famous work was a series known as "100 Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858) This book provides an introduction to his work & an overview of his career