Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The Fuji River in snow (Fujikawa sekkei), about 1842-44
Woodblock print
Vertical oban, diptych (kakemono-e):
73.5 x 24.7 cm.
29 x 9 3/4 in.
73.5 x 24.7 cm.
29 x 9 3/4 in.
Signed: Hiroshige hitsu
Sealed: Ichiryusai
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo)
Sealed: Ichiryusai
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo)
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An untitled vertical diptych depicting two boats navigating their way silently along the Fuji River flowing between steep, snow-covered cliffs. A lone traveller traverses the narrow bridge high above them,...
An untitled vertical diptych depicting two boats navigating their way silently along the Fuji River flowing between steep, snow-covered cliffs. A lone traveller traverses the narrow bridge high above them, heading towards a hamlet tucked into the cliffs on the left. A waterfall cascades down the rocks behind.
Considered amongst Hiroshige's masterpieces, it is thought that this design resulted from a journey he made in 1842 along the Koshukaido, travelling West from Edo.
For another impression in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession number JP3135, go to: The MET, Fujikawa sekkei
For another impression in the collection of The Minneapolis Museum of Art, accession number 96.146.223, go to: MIA, Fujikawa sekkei
Considered amongst Hiroshige's masterpieces, it is thought that this design resulted from a journey he made in 1842 along the Koshukaido, travelling West from Edo.
For another impression in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession number JP3135, go to: The MET, Fujikawa sekkei
For another impression in the collection of The Minneapolis Museum of Art, accession number 96.146.223, go to: MIA, Fujikawa sekkei