Lesson Overview
Explore a series of prints chronicling the people, places, and traditions of nineteenth-century Edo
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Consider different elements, such as nature, the built environment, and human activity, that make up a community
- Look closely at three artworks from Utagawa Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo to learn about daily life in Edo (known today as Tokyo)
- Draw landscapes of their own town or neighborhood, inspired by Hiroshige
WORKSHEETS AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
