Attrib. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) - 19thC Japanese Woodblock Mount Fuji

Description

A striking 19th Century woodcut showing an imposing view of the distant mount Fuji, with a woodland trail in the foreground and travelers and merchants talking along the path. There is an inscription in Japanese kanji in the upper right corner and the artist's seal to the lower left. This is likely taken from the artist's series "Famous Places In Edo." On pith paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration.

Size

20 x 32cm (7.9" x 12.6")

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Artist Biography

Renowned painter and print artist. Pupil of Utagawa Toyohiro; also studied with Okajima Rinsai and Ooka Umpo. The leading landscape artist of the 'Ukiyoe' school, Hiroshige was the son of an official in the fire department. In the 1820s he was active in many areas: actor prints, warrior prints, prints of women, etc. 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. Hiroshige also designed many masterpieces in the genre of bird and flower prints, once again creating a world where poetry and painting combined.

Location

Yoshiwara, Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, 417-0051