| Method | Woodblock (nishiki-e) |
| Artist | Andô Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
| Published | 1857 |
| Dimensions | Ôban tate-e [~15.6 x 10.7 inches] |
| Notes |
Series: Meisho Edo hyakkei: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Artist Signature: Hiroshige ga Publisher: Uoei Censor's seals: Aratame, Snake 2 Number 4 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Eitaibashi, Tsukudajima, Tsukuda Island shows a view of Tsukuda-jima Island in Edo Bay from the mouth of the Sumida River. The helm of a boat passing to the right, with ships anchored nearby and Tsukuda island in the background, a half-moon is in the sky above. It is one of the few prints in which Hiroshige depicted a starlit sky. Hiroshige's approach to landscape was novel in the series, employing unusual viewpoints and extensive cropping. Placing objects and figures in the immediate foreground of his compositions, Hiroshige embedded a great pictorial depth for the distant landscapes. Published between 1856 and 1859, the series was Hiroshige's last major work. Andô Hiroshige (1797 – 12 October 1858) also known as Utagawa Hiroshige. One of the most famous Ukiyo-e artists and produced over 8,000 designs in his lifetime. Hiroshige was born in 1797 in the Yayosu Quay section of the Yaesu area in Edo and was the son of an official in the fire department. Not long after his parents death, Hiroshige began to paint at the age of 14. Initially, he sough to become a pupil of the master print maker Toyokuni; however, Toyokuni had too many pupils to take on Hiroshige and so he became a pupil of Utagawa Toyohiro. Hiroshige also studied with Okajima Rinsai and Ooka Umpo. In the 1820s Hiroshige produced prints in all the typical genres of Ukiyo-e woodblock printing: prints of women, actors, warriors, flowers, and birds. 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. Condition: Excellent impression and colour, light horizontal crease to right of sheet, handling creases to corners and rubbing to sky. Seals partially trimmed in margins. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £2,800.00 |
| Stock ID | 48151 |