Utagawa Hiroshige, after, a colour woodblock print. Japan, early 20th century.
"Nr. 28, Fukuroi: Famous Kites of Totomi Province", from the series The Tokaido Road, the fifty three stations, also known as Reisho Tokaido. 23 x 35 cm.
Not framed. Attached to paper, damages to edges. Tears. Yellowed. Stains, Creases. Minor damages.
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 21.5126;
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 06.932;
Metropolitan Museum of Art, JP778;
Honolulu Museum of Art, 22185.
Hiroshiges Reisho Tokaido Series has been published approx 40 different versions of the Tokaido print series, with 16 of these versions. His first series wiht Hoeido remained his most popular, but the constant demand caused Hiroshige to return to the Tokaido theme again and again.
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Ando Hiroshige is one of the most renowned a Japanese painters born in Edo. He began his artistic career as an apprentice to Utagawa Toyohiro. After completing his training, Hiroshige took his teacher's name and started signing his works Utagawa Hiroshige. Hiroshige painted motifs from everyday life, and it is said that he decided to become an artist after seeing the works of the contemporary artist Hokusai. Hiroshige transformed ordinary landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes. He is particularly known for his beautiful landscape images in the woodblock printing technique and has painted portraits of young women and actors. His masterpiece is considered to be the work “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido.”
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