$70
Collection of four identically framed Utagawa Hiroshige reprints; includes "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: White Rain at Shono", "The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaido: Seba", "Eight Views of Kanazawa: Evening Snow at Uchikawa", and "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi bridge and Atake"; first three each measure approximately 10-1/4" x 13-1/4" with frame and have a sight image of approximately 5" x 7-7/8"; last one measures approximately 13-1/4" x 10-1/4" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 7-7/8" x 5"; some staining to glass of the three landscape oriented scenes but all prints appear to be in Good condition. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his landscapes, such as the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido and The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaido; and for his depictions of birds and flowers. The subjects of his work were atypical of the ukiyo-e genre, whose typical focus was on beautiful women, popular actors, and other scenes of the urban pleasure districts of Japan's Edo period (1603-1868). The popular Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series by Hokusai was a strong influence on Hiroshige's choice of subject, though Hiroshige's approach was more poetic and ambient than Hokusai's bolder, more formal prints. For scholars and collectors, Hiroshige's death marked the beginning of a ra Read more…
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-04-23
