Hiroshige: Moon Pine, Ueno (Sold)

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Title: Moon Pine, Ueno
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Meisho Edo Hyakkei
Date: 1857

One of the strongest designs from “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”. A very early impression of this famous print, with strong woodgrain in the sky and bokashi on several parts of the tree. Provenance: Huguette Beres collection (seal on reverse)

To some, the changes from the first edition, including the darkest part of the water being at the very bottom and the sky being red rather than purple are esthetic improvements over the first edition. The close-up picture of the pine tree with a looped branch at the Shinobazu pond; in the distance, over the commoners’ houses, the sky is red.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: ôban
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Literature: Henry Smith II: Hiroshige One Hundred Famous View of Edo:plate 89
Seal: Aratame & Snake year/8th month (1857) 8
Signature: Hiroshige ga

SKU: HIRJ12