{"title":"Hiroshige 広重","description":"Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), along with Hokusai, was the master of the 19th century landscape print. His works had an indelible impact on all of western art and were collected by Van Gogh, Whistler, Monet, Manet and other important 19th century artists. This gallerist tends to favor Hiroshige's upright landscape views done in the final years of his career, as the improved printing quality and heightened drama combine for a more extraordinary visual impact, especially in regards to the series \"One Hundred Famous Views of Edo\".\u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hiroshige-white-rooster-morning-glories-and-umbrella","title":"Hiroshige: White Rooster, Morning Glories and Umbrella (contact for price)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Rooster, Morning Glories and Umbrella\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e ca early 1830s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eScarce kacho-e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(bird-and-flower picture) of a rooster posed in front of a partly closed traditional Japanese umbrella and opened morning glories. We are fortunate that John T Carpenter has translated this poem, as there is an example of this print in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: “When the cock crows, it means we must part, where, at the crack of dawn, roosters cannot be heard!” The crow of the rooster was a sign that the night was ending, and in Edo-era Japan, lovers who must meet in secret would need to part at dawn to go about their normal lives. This rooster has blindprinting in the white plumage, a scarce effect in Hiroshige prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige specialized in kacho-e, bird-and-flower pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good impression and condition. Good color.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e38.1 x 17.2 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eSee Metropolitan Museum of Art, MFA, Chazen, Ôta kinen bijutsukan, Hiroshige kachôga ten (1997), #11 (different edition); RISD, Yomigaeru bi (1990), #73; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), fig. 144; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 241, ôtanzaku #3.3.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artist's seal of Ichiryusai\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige hitsu\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39425976172626,"sku":"HIC010C","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/HIC010C.jpg?v=1621916509"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-station-miya-from-the-figure-tokaido-宮宿","title":"Hiroshige 広重: Station Miya from the Figure Tokaido 宮宿","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e広重\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eStation Miya 宮宿\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries: \u003c\/strong\u003eFifty-three Stations [of the Tôkaidô Road] (Gojusan tsugi); Also known as the Jinbutsu, or Figure Tokaido 五十三次\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA woman and her young companion set forth with optimistic mien, perhaps towards the famous Atsuta Imperial shrine, a popular pilgrimage destination during the Edo period. Behind them is a bright orange torii, created with an overlay of lead orange pigment for verisimilitude. We also see sailboats on the Bay of Ise in the background.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMiya was the 42nd station on the Tokaido, and was also part of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etwo other important travel routes. As such it had many inns and traveler amenities. Hiroshige produced more than three dozen Tokaido series following the success of the Hoeido Tokaido in 1833. This one is known as the “Figure Tokaido” or the “Mankind’ Tokaido”, as the individuals feature prominently, rather than being background players to the landscape as with most of his other Tokaido series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003echûban 24.5 x 17.5\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Muraichi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e See the Art Institute of Chicago online, MFA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good impression, color and condition. Backed. Minor smudges.","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39843668033618,"sku":"HIR522","price":725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/HIR522.jpg?v=1647150458"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-station-fujikawa-藤川-of-the-peoples-tokaido","title":"Hiroshige: Station Fujikawa 藤川 of the People's Tokaido","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eStation Fujikawa 藤川\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries: \u003c\/strong\u003eFifty-three Stations [of the Tôkaidô Road] (Gojusan tsugi); Also known as the Jinbutsu, or Figure Tokaido 五十三次\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStation Fujikawa, number 38 on the Tokaido Road. We glimpse the interior area of a humble rest stop, with an old woman seated next to a kettle atop a cooking fire. Our slice of the street includes a man who carries a large red tengu mask attached to his portable shrine, which he carries for the pilgrimage to Kompira Shrine on Shikoku Island atop Mt. Kotohira. (Hiroshige also included a man carrying a tengu mask in his design for Station Numazu of his Hoiedo Tokaido.) We also see two more travelers on the street, one an old man and one a young woman; perhaps they travel together.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHiroshige produced more than three dozen Tokaido series following the success of the Hoeido Tokaido in 1833. This one is known as the “Figure Tokaido” or the “Mankind’ Tokaido”, as the individuals feature prominantly, rather than being bit players to the landscape as with most of his other Tokaido series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003echûban 24.5 x 17.5\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Muraichi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good impression, color and condition. Backed.","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40014358544466,"sku":"HIR526","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/HIR526.jpg?v=1655879536"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-moonlit-evening-at-takanawa-takanawa-tsukiyo-高輪月夜","title":"Hiroshige: Moonlit Evening at Takanawa 高輪月夜","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moonlit Evening at Takanawa (Takanawa tsukiyo) 高輪月夜\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e ca. 1837-38\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeaceful tanzaku design of geese flying in formation against a full moon, with boats floating at harbor at left and the edge of a restaurant glimpsed at bottom. Despite the challenges of this narrow format, Hiroshige here communicates the atmosphere of Takanawa on a summer evening in the Edo period very effectively. Notice how this master of design has used diagonals throughout the picture; this was a special predilection of the artist. The National Diet Library of Japan has this to say about this location during the Edo Period: “Takanawa was the name of the eastern part of present day Minato Ward centering on the Tokaido Highway, with Shiba to the north and west and Shinagawa to the south. There are several theories on the origin of the area name, including one that says it is an abbreviation of \"Takai nawate\" (high footpath). It is said that on the 26 day of January and July the image of the three honorable ones, Amitabha Buddha, Kannon and Seishi, can be seen in the moon, and people would wait for the moon to appear and pray during the \"Moon-waiting until the Twenty-sixth night\", and it is said this was particularly popular along the seaside from Takanawa to Shinagawa.” Note that this is a superior impression to the MFA example and is a scarce design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression and color. Very good condition. Barely visible center fold and thinned area near signature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e36.5 x 12.1 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eSee MFA, Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #103.16, pl. 1043; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #4.15. Quote is from the NDL “The Landmarks of Edo in Color Woodblock Prints” website.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40208540532818,"sku":"HIR530","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/HIR530.jpg?v=1666669280"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-snow-scene-of-atagoshita-and-yabu-lane-愛宕下藪小路","title":"Hiroshige 広重: Snow Scene of Atagoshita and Yabu Lane  愛宕下藪小路","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige 広重 (1797-1858)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atagoshita and Yabu Lane\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e愛宕下藪小路\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 名所江戸百景 Meisho Edo Hyakkei\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\/1857\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAtagoshita and Yabu Lane, from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”. Perhaps the most lively and celebrated snow scene in this iconic series, the deep blue water of the canal and the colorful dress of the pedestrians provides cheerful contrast to the blanketing white snow. Sparrows frolic next to snow-laden bamboo branches that bend down in the foreground, filling much of the sky space. The curves of the bamboo branches contrast nicely with the strong perspective and straight lines of the daimyo mansion at left, as well as with the overall diagonal compositional elements that are Hiroshige’s hallmark. The bokashi in the channel at right contrasts so beautifully with the white snow at left, and the eye is led along a diagonal curve that begins lower right and travels clockwise until being led to the bright red gate in the distance that leads up to Atago Shrine.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCompares favorably to the British Museum example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good impression, color and condition. Large margins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry Smith II: “Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, plate 112. See Brooklyn Museum, RISD Museum, MFA Boston, Honolulu Academy of Art, British Museum.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40393312960594,"sku":"HIR532","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/HIR532.jpg?v=1680848005"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-広重-takinogawa-oji-王子-滝の川","title":"Hiroshige 広重: Takinogawa, Oji 王子 滝の川","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 (1797-1858)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eTakinogawa, Oji 王子 滝の川\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 名所江戸百景 (Meisho Edo Hyakkei)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1856 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAutumnal view of the area surrounding Kongoji Temple, known popularly as Momijidera, or Maple Temple. This portion of the Shakujii River was famous for its many maple trees, which here are shown in their deep orange fall colors. The trees were printed with an orange lead pigment, which oxidized in unpredictable ways to give the same effect as ever-changing autumn leaves. We see pilgrim bathers enjoying the waters around Benten Falls at right, as well as the entrance torii to the Grotto Benten, whose image is located within the cave itself. At left we see Matsuhashi bridge and a diagonal path that leads to Oji Gongen shrine. As Henry Smith II notes, the Takinogawa (”waterfall river”) of the title does not refer to the river itself, but to the area south of the waterway.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good impression, color and condition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban (36.2 x 24 cm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Smith II: Hiroshige One Hundred Famous View of Edo, plate 88. See the Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, LACMA collections\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Censor’s seal “Aratame” and Date seal \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40444068790354,"sku":"HIR539","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/HIR539.jpg?v=1685750739"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-広重-view-to-the-north-from-asukayama-飛鳥山北の眺望","title":"Hiroshige 広重: View to the North from Asukayama 飛鳥山北の眺望","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige 広重 (1797-1858)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e View to the North from Asukayama 飛鳥山北の眺望\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 名所江戸百景 Meisho Edo Hyakkei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1856\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeaceful yet lively cherry blossom-viewing scene, complete with visitors of many ages enjoying the scenery from this bluff overlooking rice paddies, with Mount Tsukuba gently rising in the distance. Visitors have spread out picnic blankets, and women walk along the scene, some with umbrellas, wielded against the sun. We see two men, perhaps a little drunk, dancing with delight with their fans aloft; two passersby turn to look at them. In the foreground we see the soft pink cherry blossoms, and we see more peeking up from the other side of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe bluff. These cherry blossoms were planted in 1721 by the shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune to give the townspeople a public place to enjoy their beauty; it is still a park today, Asukayama. The Brooklyn Museum just concluded a show of this series, which they call one of the museum’s “greatest treasures’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent color and condition. Very good impression. Light discoloration in lower margin, barely noticeable (lighter than in photo).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban (36.4 x 24.7 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry Smith II: “Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, plate 17. Andreas Marks, “Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: The Definitive Collector’s Edition” (Tuttle, 2024), number 17, page 55.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSee the Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, LACMA, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Chazen Museum. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41188148674642,"sku":"HIR559","price":3900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/HIR559copy.jpg?v=1726108339"},{"product_id":"hiroshige-広重-yatsukoji-inside-sujikai-gate-筋違内八ッ小路","title":"Hiroshige 広重: Yatsukoji, inside Sujikai Gate 筋違内八ッ小路","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige 広重 (1797-1858)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yatsukoji, inside Sujikai Gate 筋違内八ッ小路\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 名所江戸百景 Meisho Edo Hyakkei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1857\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe peer down at the large thoroughfare Yatsukoji, or “The Eight Streets”, meaning a place where many roads converge. This one is on the road leading north from Nihonbashi, the Kanda River embankment seen at right. Hiroshige\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehas evidently put to good use his previous experience as a fire warden, which likely meant many hours spent in fire towers, looking down at the activities of of the townspeople of Edo unfolding far below. This dealer always wondered how his bird’s eye views were so compelling, and it was the recent NHK dramatic (soapy) special on the artist that showed Hiroshige spending time in fire towers prior “making it” as a successful print artist that does lead one to connect the dots. We also see the strong Hiroshige diagonals that are often seen with this series, and the rather large empty space in the middle of the composition also reflects Hiroshige’s fondness for indirect views. At left we see the mansion of a daimyo, and lower left is a procession that includes ladies-in-waiting at the front, indicating that the person in the red-topped palanquin is a woman, perhaps the wife of a daimyo. It is very interesting to see from above all the pomp and circumstance related to the movements of a regional lord. Red mists hug the river at right, and a hill rises behind what must be the gatehouse to the head of the unseen Shoeibashi bridge. The cartouche has been printed with a lovely tortoiseshell pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression and color; very good condition. 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