Cockerel, Hen and Autumn Flowers

Catalog note / 解説

This <i>uchiwa-e</i>, or rigid fan print, design by Hiroshige with its striking rendering of a cockerel and hen against a background of autumn flowers has survived in good condition in spite of having been salvaged, as the ribmarks visible on its surface indicate, from a made-up fan. The forcefulness of composition and intensity of colour have something of the feel of the work of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), who was well known for his representations of chickens and other fowl. The date of the print is suggested by the style of the signature and by the fact that 1837 was the Year of the Cock. Materials: Colour print from woodblocks