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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes



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Ohashi, Atake no yudachi, ” Ohashi, Sudden Shower at Atake” from Edo hyakkei, “One Hundred Views of Edo.” A lovely example of this design which, apart from the Great Wave, is probably the best known Japanese print, and because of this, examples come onto the market often heavily revamped and/or restored and/or very late editions. It was copied by Van Gogh in oils, 1888 ( see Catalogue of the Van Gogh Museum’s collection of Japanese prints, no. 91, p. 99 ). Published Snake Year ( Ansei IV/9 ), October 1857 by Uoya Eikichi. Provenance: Sold by me in 1980.

Not first edition but a careful early impression, with the pillars of the bridge overprinted with light yellow to contrast with the grey of the struts. Numerous states exist of this design and they are well documented. ( Interestingly, the supposed earliest state [ with the silhouettes of two boats on far shore ] has an unattractive colour and gradation scheme – reminiscent of the later editions. This was quickly corrected. ) Fine colour. Slight discolouration in right margin, otherwise fine condition; full size. Signed Hiroshige ga.

Status: Sold




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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Atago shita Yabukoji, “Bamboo Lane below Atago Hill” from Meisho Edo hyakkei, the “One Hundred Views of Edo” published by Uoei between 1856 and 1858 ( this being 1857 ). A well known snow scene from the set. Very good impression and condition. Fine colour. Totally untrimmed margins. […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Available, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. An excessively rare triptych: Onkyoku sekai awase, “Matching the World and Music,” showing 13 dramatic illustrations of the Joruri world ( these being the famous narrated stories ). All episodes are shown against a snowy backdrop. Published 1849-50 by Ibasen. Fine impression and colour. Some nice oxidation at […]

 
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Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1832-1892) and Yamazaki TOSHINOBU (1857-1886)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Takanawa tetsudo no zu, “A Picture of the Takanawa Railway.” The train is shown on an embankment in Shinagawa Bay ( approx. 4.5 miles from Nihonbashi ). There was government opposition at the time to building the railway on the shore, hence the reclaimed land that forms the […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. An important preliminary sketch ( cartoon ) for a painting ( the finished version of which exists in Japan ). Shows a Daimyo’s procession through a pine grove at Totsuka on the Tokaido with Mount Fuji behind the trees. Totsuka – today part of Yokohama – was the […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes, Paintings

 Click here to view image full size. An important original painting by Hiroshige showing the lighthouse at Tempozan ( Osaka ) and the Yodo River. Ships’ masts in the foreground. Tempozan ( Mount Tempo, Osaka – named after the era name ) was constructed in 1832 to prevent silting of the river mouth. Hiroshige paintings […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A snow scene entitled Toto sukiyagashi, “The Sukiya Bank of the Moat of Edo Castle in the Eastern Capital” from the set Fuji sanjurokkei, the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” One of the six best designs from the set. Published by Tsutaya Kichizo, 1858. Very good impression, colour […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. The pine beach at Miho in Suruga Province, Suruga Miho no matsubara from the set Fuji sanjurokkei, the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” One of the six best designs from the set. Published by Tsutaya Kichizo, 1858. Very good impression, colour and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. Status: Sold

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A giant wave thrown up by the sea at Satta. Suruga Satta kaijo, “Waves off the Satta Pass in Suruga Province” from the set Fuji sanjurokkei, the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” The finest design from the set. The spume of a wave was thought to transmogrify into […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Bakuro-cho Hatsune no baba, “The Hatsune Riding Grounds at Bakuro-cho.” In the foreground are bolts of drying cloth with a fire watch-tower in the near distance. From Edo hyakkei, the “One Hundred Views of Edo” published by Uoei between 1856 and 1858 ( this being 1857 ). Very […]

 
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Toyohara KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Aoi, Chapter 9, from Genji goju-shi jo, a parody series of the tale of Genji ( ie the 54 Chapters of Genji Monogatari, a 10th century romance by Murasaki-Shikibu. ) Shows ama, female divers, collecting awabi, “abalone”, on the coast of Ise. This is the best design from […]

 
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Keisai EISEN (1790-1848)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Itahana from the Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisikaido. The set was started by Eisen and published by Hoeido in 1835, but in 1837 Hiroshige took over and completed the series with the publisher Iseiri ( Kinjudo ). Shows the entrance to the village with well-wrapped travelers trudging through […]

 
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Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Ommayagashi yori Ryogoku-bashi no sekiyo wo miru, “Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment [ Edo ].” From Hokusai’s most famous series: Fugaku sanju-rokkei, the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” The set of 46 prints published by Eijudo, c. 1830 – 32. This was one of […]

 
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Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Totomi sanchu, “In the Mountains of Totomi Province.” The location was in what is now the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture and shows a poor logging family, two of whom are sawing planks from a huge log supported by wood trestles. To the left another man is sharpening […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Mountains and Rivers on the Kiso Road, Kisoji no yamakawa. A majestic snow scene showing a rugged part of the Kisokaido Road. One of the oldest in Japan, becoming less important after the Tokaido Road was constructed, which was faster and easier. Although no series title this is […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Fujikawa from the so-called “Upright Tokaido.” One of the two snow scenes from the set. Published by Tsutaya Hare 7, 1855. Very good impression and colour. ( Later editions have a dark sky. ) Margins trimmed somewhat, otherwise very good condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. Status: Sold

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A design that hardly needs cataloguing as it is one of Hiroshige’s most famous. Shono – Sudden Rain, Shono-hakuu from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road, published by Hoeido, c. 1831-4. Some travellers are caught in a downpour near the town of Shono in Ise Province. Various […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. The Kinuta ( or Toi ) River in Settsu Province from the vertical Shokoku Mu Tama-gawa, the “Six Tama [ Crystal ] Rivers of Various Provinces.” ( So-called because these streams were noted for the purity of their water. ) Published by Marukyo, 11/1857. Shows two girls fulling […]

 
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Kochoro KUNISADA (1786-1865)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. The Eitai Bridge ( Eitaibashi ) from a second series of five prints with title: Komo abura-e fu, “Drawings in the Red Hair [ Dutch ] Oil Painting Style.” Shows beauties in a pleasure boat in the foreground with a view along the Sumida of Eitai Bridge and […]

 
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Ichiyusai HIROSHIGE II (1829-1869)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Heavy rain and wind at Tatsuguchi in Bizen Province from Shokoku meisho hyakkei, the “One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces.” Published by Uoei, Monkey 2 ( 1860 ). Very good impression, colour and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. Status: Sold

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Shinmachi kukencho from Naniwa [ Osaka ] meisho zu, “Famous Views of Naniwa.” Shows parading courtesans in the licensed quarter. A set of ten prints published 1834 by Eisendo. Rare. Fine impression. Very good colour and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga ( on the patterned border which is often […]

 
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Aoigaoka HOKKEI (1780-1850)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A large ( 17.25 x 24.25 inches; 44 x 62 cms. ) aerial view of the Asakusa Kinryu Shrine in the Eastern Capital, Toto Kinryuzan, Asakusa dera no zu. Published c.1830s by Izumiya Ichibei and Mamura Hanbei and blocks cut by Akibara Namijiro. At the top right a […]

 
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Utagawa KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Shin Yoshiwara from the set of ten prints: Toto meisho, “Famous Views of the Eastern Capital.” Shows night revellers beneath a moon with an enormous halo. A much admired print with a westernised chiaroscuro effect. Excessively rare. Published by Kagaya Kichibei, c 1834. Fine impression. Extremely well retained […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A view over the Naruto Strait of the whirlpools at Awa, Awa no naruto no fukei. Although no series title this is from a trinity of triptychs depicting Snow, Moon and Flowers, this being the last ( because the eddies and whirls were reminiscent of flowers [ nami […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Station 13, Numazu, hikure, “Yellow Dusk” from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. The set published by Hoeido and Senkakudo in 1834. One of the finest designs from the set showing travellers about to enter the village of Numazu beneath the huge orb of the moon. On each […]

 
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Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Umezawa Marsh, Sagami Province. The location appears to be present-day Ninomiya, a city near the coast of Kanagawa Prefecture between Kozu and Odawara. Shows a group of cranes in the foreground with two others flying off towards Fuji. From Hokusai’s most famous series: Fugaku sanju-rokkei, the “Thirty-six Views […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Horikiri no hana shobu, “Flowering Irises at Horikiri” from Meisho Edo hyakkei, the “One Hundred Views of Edo” published by Uoei between 1856 and 1858 ( this being 1857 ). The village of Horikiri, situated up the Sumida River from Edo, was famous for growing irises, azaleas, morning […]

 
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Ichiyusai HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Ochiai Bridge in heavy rain, Mino Province from an uncompleted set: Shokoku meisho hyakkei, “One Hundred Views of the Provinces.” Published by Uoei between 1859 – 1861 ( this being 1861 ). One of the best prints from a set with many mediocre designs. An evening rain scene […]

 
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Ichiyusai HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Suo Iwakuni Kintaibashi, “The Bridge of the Brocade Sash at Iwakuni in Suo Province.” From an uncompleted set: Shokoku meisho hyakkei, “One Hundred Views of the Provinces.” Published by Uoei between 1859 – 1861 ( this being 1859 ). Shows the beautiful five-arch bridge spanning the Nishiki-gawa under […]

 
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Keisai EISEN (1790-1848)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Magome from the Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido. The set was started by Eisen and published by Hoeido in 1835, but in 1837 Hiroshige took over and completed the series with the publisher Iseiri ( Kinjudo ). Fine impression. A rare variant first edition with signature but without […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Kakuchu Shinonome, “Dawn in the Yoshiwara” from Edo hyakkei, the “One Hundred Views of Edo” published by Uoei between 1856 and 1858 ( this being 1857). One of the best designs from the set. Fine impression of the first edition. Fine colour and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. Status: […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Fujikawa from the so-called “Upright Tokaido.” One of the two snow scenes from the set. Published by Tsutaya Hare 7, 1855. Very good impression and colour. ( Later editions have a dark sky. ) Small corner repair outside image, otherwise very good condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. Status: Sold

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A chuban print showing a young woman on a rainy night. Karasaki from a set of prints: Eight Scenes of Meeting [ Omi ]. On her umbrella are the characters Mura and Ichi – the publisher Muraichi, published c 1847-1848. Extremely rare: I have not catalogued this set […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. A chuban print showing a young woman walking in the snow. Evening snow at Mount Hira from a set of prints: Eight Scenes of Meeting [ Omi ]. Published by Muraichi, c 1847-1848. Extremely rare: I have not catalogued this set before and cannot, as yet, locate another […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. The second triptych from a set Ise Meisho, Futamigaura no zu. Young girls sightseeing on the beach at Futami. In the background are the “Husband and Wife” rocks. The tasseled ropes indicate this is a Shinto site. This area was a popular tourist attraction. Published by Sanoki, 1847-1852. […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Koganegahara, Shimosa Province from the set Fuji sanjurokkei, the “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” One of the most popular designs from the set. Shows horses in a flower-strewn meadow with a brook and a distant view of Fuji. Published by Tsutaya Kichizo, 1858. Extremely fine impression ( probably […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Kameyama, yuki-bari, “Clear Weather after Snow” from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. The set published by Hoeido and Senkakudo in 1834. One of the finest designs from the set showing a daimyo’s courtege moving up to the 16th century castle. Very good impression, colour and condition. Signed […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. An excessively rare triptych showing the interior of a large mansion where a private performance of Kabuki interlude plays is being performed. Some of the most famous actors of the day are shown: Bando Mitsugoro III, Iwai Hanshiro V, and Ichikawa Danjuro VII. One of Hiroshige’s earliest prints […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. Hamamatsu from the “Reisho” Tokaido. So-called because of the titles written in formal script. The best Tokaido set after the Hoeido. Shows a pilgrim standing centre with sea-weed gatherers on right. Some boats out in a choppy sea. Published by Marusei c 1851-2. One of the five best […]

 
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Ichiryusai HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

on Jul 4, 2010 in Archive, Landscapes

 Click here to view image full size. The Nunobiki waterfall in the Nikko mountains, Settsu Province, from the rare, early set: Honcho Meisho, “Famous Places of Japan.” Published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro, c 1837-9. Fifteen designs are known plus another three which were probably published around 1832. Compare with Keisai Eisen’s design of the same subject. […]