| The landscape Ukiyoe picture was called 'Meishoe' in those days; this series was such a great commercial success that Meishoe was defined as a new genre along with Yakushae (a print of a Kabuki actor) and Bijinga (a type of Ukiyoe portraying beautiful women). |
浮世絵の風景画は当時「名所絵」と呼ばれており、このシリーズの商業的成功により、名所絵が役者絵や美人画と並ぶジャンルとして確立したと言える。 |