Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Mimasaka Province, Yamabushi Valley (Mimasaka, Yamabushidani), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853
Woodblock print
Signed 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1853, 12th month (Ox 12)
Signed 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1853, 12th month (Ox 12)
Vertical oban:
36.5 x 25.2 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
36.5 x 25.2 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Fine impression and colour, binding holes expertly restored in left margin, a few very minor marks to margins, otherwise very good condition.
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This print depicts the Tsuyama River in heavy rain with Jizo Rock on the opposite bank. The figures in the foreground struggle against the strong wind whilst another figure poles...
This print depicts the Tsuyama River in heavy rain with Jizo Rock on the opposite bank. The figures in the foreground struggle against the strong wind whilst another figure poles a raft along the river.
For a similar impression in the Honolulu Museum of Art, go to:
https://honolulumuseum.org/collections/5397/
For a similar impression in the Honolulu Museum of Art, go to:
https://honolulumuseum.org/collections/5397/