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Cf. the woodcut Fujikawa; Sanchu Yamanaka no Sato Miyajiyama with same date in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (accession no. JP636).
Condition:
The woodcut is in good condition with usual, slight signs of age and wear. The paper is slightly toned. At the upper edge the sheet is mounted into a mat with two adhesive tapes. The sheet size is 36 x 24 cm.
UTAGAWA Hiroshige (1797-1858) 歌川広重
Together with Kuniyoshi und Kunisada, UTAGAWA Hiroshige was one of the most influential masters of Japanese color woodblock prints during the late Edo period and is considered the last great master of the ukiyo-e tradition. He created an entirely new composition of the landscape view, which generates a harmonious symbiosis between man and nature. He is also known as ANDO Hiroshige.
The 53 stations of the Tōkaidō
The ‘53 Stations of the Tokaido‘ - 東海道五十三次之内 (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue) was created by the artist Hiroshige in the mid-19th century. The works in ōban format denote a series of woodblock prints, which earned Hiroshige the reputation as the most important woodcut artist in during the Edo period. The edition of the printer Hoeidō, who was responsible for most of the prints, with nine series, which contains of 55 sheets. The later versions, with additional prints of Tōkaidō and its stations, include 61 prints. The works enjoyed such popularity that even in the Meiji period many different versions emerge. Hiroshige's works are known throughout in the world and in addition to the ‘Big Wave’ by Hokusai, Hiroshige is one of the most famous woodblock artists of Japan. The works of the ‘53 Stations of the Tokaido’ show travelers in different scenes on the Tōkaidō road. They are depicted in river landscapes, panoramas of mountains, with lakes and the open sea as well as in service stations or temples. Thereby the seasons, the daytimes and the weather with sun, rain or snow are changing.
Fujikawa; Sanchu Yamanaka no Sato Miyajiyama ‘Snow at Yamanaka Village’
Fujikawa is the 38th work from the famous series ‘53 Stations of the Tokaido’, the main street that connect Edo, now Tokyo, with Kyoto. The village Yamanaka was formerly known as Mountain Miyaji and the village. The viewpoint in this work is opposite to the original print of 1832 from the Hoeido edition. Depicted is here the view from the village looking out of town, along the road and with a plum tree to the left side, which characterizes the slope and the entrance to the village. In its heyday the town has about 1,200 inhabitants with over 300 buildings, so that this presentation probably originated from the artist's memory.
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