Hiroshige, Teahouse at Zoshigaya
Price:
$3,400.00
Status:
Catalog ID
A2821
Artist
Hiroshige
Title
Teahouse at Zoshigaya
Medium
Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title
Thirty-six Views of Fuji
Edition
Date
1858
Publisher
Tsutaya Kichizล
Reference No
Size
14 -1/4 x 9 -1/2 "
Condition
Very fine, with fresh colors.
Price
$3,400.00
Shipping (US)
45.00
Shipping (Non-US)
95.00
NOTES:
Notes: In Hiroshige's groundbreaking series of woodblock prints, The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1832-1833), he captured the journey along the Tokaido road, the highway connecting Edo to Kyoto, the imperial capital. With the Tokugawa Shogunate relaxing centuries of age-old restrictions on travel, urban populations embraced travel art and Hiroshige became one of the most prominent and successful ukiyo-e artists. He also produced kacho-e (bird-and-flower pictures) to enormous success. In 1858, at the age of 61, he passed away as a result of the Edo cholera epidemic.
Hiroshigeโs prints continue to convey the beauty of Japan and provide insight into the everyday life of its citizens during the Edo period. The appeal of his tender, lyrical landscapes was not restricted to the Japanese audience. Hiroshigeโs work had a profound influence on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of Europe: Toulouse-Lautrec was fascinated with Hiroshigeโs daring diagonal compositions and inventive use of perspective, while Van Gogh literally copied two of Hiroshige's prints from the famous series, 100 Famous Views of Edo in oil paint.
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