Utagawa Hiroshige, "The View of Edo, Shohei Bridge, Seiho Hall, Kanda River"
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#108504900
Item
Ukiyo-e(Landscape)
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$2875.00
Weight
0.01kg
size
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23.5cm 9 1/4"
height
35.5cm 14"
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Here depicted is Seido Hall and Kanda River seen from Shohei Bridge. In the Seido Hall on the cliff, warriors and interns worshipped Confucious and studied hard. But in the Meiji era, the train rail was constructed on the cliff, and this beautiful view disappeared. The view in this print is present Kanda Ochanomizu about 150 years ago, in the latter half of Edo.
Good color Repaired holes, a wormhole, slightly stained
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was an Ukiyoe artist. He was taught by Utagawa Toyohiro who was one of the most popular Ukiyoe artists. Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the peer pupils of Utagawa Toyohiro. His pictures of famous landscapes with highly developed composition in perspective and in clear scenographical contrast are highly rated overseas. His representative works are Tokaido Gojyu San Tsugi (53 stations of the Tokaido), Touto Meisho (Famous Views of Edo), Meisho Edo Hyakkei ( Famous 100 views of Edo) . Famous 100 views of Edo is well known for the fact that Vincent Van Gogh reproduced the prints.
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