Hiroshige: Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro 目黒 千代が池 (First Deluxe Edition)

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title: Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro 目黒 千代が池 (First Edition)

Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Meisho Edo Hyakkei 名所江戸百景

Peaceful springtime view of flowing water cascading into Chiyogaike Pond, which was named after the wife of a medieval warrior. The classical “glove clouds” cling to the slopes, and below them cherry trees blossom in soft shades of pink. Hiroshige has here shown the reflections of the trees in the water, using artistic license to depict these reflections, a flourish that was considered quite exotic at the time. A woman and child stand atop a tiny island, admiring the cascade of the waterfall. This beautiful place is now just a memory, as it is covered by large apartments and has been completely built over. This is from the first, or deluxe edition. 

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Some minor wrinkles.
Dimensions: ôban 37 x 24.8cm Date: 1856
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Literature: Henry Smith II: “Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, plate 23. See the collections of the British Museum, Chazen Museum, Honolulu Academy of Art, MFA, Brooklyn Museum. Signature: Hiroshige ga

SKU: HIR557