Hiroshige (1797 - 1858), "The Year-end Festival at Asakusa in Edo"



Catalog ID | A1629 |
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Artist | Hiroshige |
Title | The Year-end Festival at Asakusa in Edo |
Medium | Original Japanese Woodblock Print |
Series Title | Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces |
Edition | |
Date | 1856-1858 |
Publisher | Koshihei |
Reference No | |
Size | 13 -3/4 x 9 -1/4 " |
Condition | Good; trimmed margins. |
Price | $1000.00 |
Shipping (US) | $45.00 |
Shipping (Non-US) | $95.00 |
Notes: #17 in the series.
Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces: The most striking difference to all the other landscape series designed until then by Hiroshige and other print artists was the vertical layout of all 69 prints. Moreover, the series was distinguished by the frequent use of bokashi (gradation printing), especially in the skies and water, and in the careful gradation and shading of different tints into each other on the rocks and mountains. These innovations helped contribute to the success of this series.
The emphasis of the prints in this series is on nature. The aim was to depict a famous place from each of the provinces, which is probably also the reason why relatively few people are featured in this series. Even when humans are depicted, it is often to emphasize the overwhelming nature around them. - Hiroshige's Journey in The 60-odd Provinces - Hotei