Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 27434

Set of Four Small Ukiyo-e - One Hundred Views of Edo

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代
1857
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Heisei / kruml
Digital record / 画像記録
1329 × 1924 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Prints London
Published by / 公開者
朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Prints London

Catalog note / 解説

The one hundred thousand tsubo [ an area of measure ] plain, Suzaki, Fukagawa, from Meisho Edo hyakkei, the “One Hundred Views of Edo” published by Uoei between 1856 and 1858 ( this being 1857 ). An eagle hovers over the snowy coastal plain at Suzaki with Mount Tsukuba and the Chiba mountains in the distance. This and the other similar designs from the set with large foreground objects were of particular interest to the Post Impressionists, and indeed, this design was considered by many collectors at the turn of the 19th century to be the finest print from the set. It is still judged to be one of the major designs. Very good impression. Fine colour. Imperceptible centre fold, otherwise very…

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