The estimated average height of Japanese men reached 163 centimeters during the Kofun Period, which ran from ... is documented in a “ukiyo-e” woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858 ...
Often brightly colored and meticulously detailed, woodblock prints gained initial prominence in Japan as an accessible artform during the Edo Period (1603-1868). Prints made during this period are ...