Japanese Style Embroidery
Ando Hiroshige 1797-1858 was one of the most popular Japanese wood- block (ukiyo-e) artists of his day. Below are my silk embroidery interpretations of his work.
Background - The artist Hiroshige was born in 1797 into a low ranking samurai family and called Ando Tokutaro. His father was a fire fighter at Edo (Tokyo) Castle, and he studied at the Utagawa school under Utagawa Toyohiro. Hiroshige graduated in 1812 after only one and a half years of apprenticeship and signed his work Utagawa Hiroshige (Utagawa the school, and hiro part of his teachers name).
Hiroshige produced many fine works and was particularly renown for his landscape designs, during his lifetime produced an immense 5400 prints in all. Hiroshige died of cholera on 12 October 1858.
All designs are painted by me and hand embroidered on silk fabric and are my original work, I have hand dyed many of the silk threads used on these projects making them totally original. Click on design to enlarge
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Tsubo Plain - Design Size: 21cm x 30cm |
Peonies - Design Size: 20cm x 28cm | Horikiri Iris Garden - Design Size: 25cm x 17cm | ||
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Rabbits in moonlight - Design Size: 22cm x 16 cm |
Tekona Shrine - Design Size: 16cm x 24 cm |
Owl at Night - Design Size: 38 x 14cm |
