c.1857 Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) 1797-1858, Japanese Wood Block Print

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Creator:
Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) (1797-1858, Japanese)
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Creation Year:
1857
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Dimensions:
Height: 36 cmWidth: 25 cm
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Medium:
Woodcut
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Movement & Style:
Edo
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Period:
1850-1859
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Condition:
Wear is consistent with age, has foxing see pics.
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Woodblock print from the edo period Titled Sugatami Bridge Omeokage bridge and the gravel pit at Takata no.116. The print was apart of a series that Hiroshige did titled, One hundred famous views of famous places in edo. Printed on rice paper. Not Framed
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Hiroshige's work had a profound influence on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of Europe: Toulouse-Lautrec was fascinated with Hiroshige's daring diagonal compositions and inventive use of perspective, Van Gogh literally copied two prints from Hiroshige's famed series, 100 Famous Views of Edo in oil paint.

_gsrx_vers_1547 (GS 9.4.2 (1547))