| Method | Woodblock (nishiki-e) |
| Artist | Andô Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
| Published | 1845-46 |
| Dimensions | Ôban tate-e [~15.6 x 10.7 inches] |
| Notes |
Series: Tôkaidô gojûsan tsui: Fifty-three parallels for the Tôkaidô Road Signature: Hiroshige ga Artist seal: Hiro Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) Censor seal: Mura An atmospheric print illustrating the story of Miyajiyama, Station 37, from Tôkaidô gojûsan tsui: Fifty-three parallels for the Tôkaidô Road, a series jointly designed by Hiroshige, Kunisada, and Kuniyoshi. The scene shows the politician, noble and noted musician Fujiwara no Moronaga sitting on a rock on Mount Miyaji, having been playing his Biwa, a Japanese lute. The ghost of Miyaji, taking the form of a beautiful woman, has appeared in front of him surrounded by falling Autumn leaves. She wears a long wave patterned kimono, her hair loose with a floral headband in the shape of horns on the top of her head. Andô Hiroshige (1797 – 12 October 1858) also known as Utagawa Hiroshige, was one of the most famous Ukiyo-e artists and produced over 8,000 designs in his lifetime. Hiroshige was born in 1797 in the Yayosu Quay section of the Yaesu area in Edo and was the son of an official in the fire department. Not long after his parents death, Hiroshige began to paint at the age of 14. Initially, he sough to become a pupil of the master print maker Toyokuni; however, Toyokuni had too many pupils to take on Hiroshige and so he became a pupil of Utagawa Toyohiro. Hiroshige also studied with Okajima Rinsai and Ooka Umpo. In the 1820s Hiroshige produced prints in all the typical genres of Ukiyo-e woodblock printing: prints of women, actors, warriors, flowers, and birds. He started producing landscape prints in the early 1830s, establishing his own unique style with the series 'Famous Places in Edo' (Ichiyusai signature) and 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Highway' of 1832-3. He continued to excel at views of famous places throughout his career and managed to express in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and the people who lived there. Condition: Trimmed close to image on top margin. Binding holes to left margin. Small chip to right margin. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £775.00 |
| Stock ID | 52981 |