Antique Original Japanese Woodblock by Hiroshige Seven Hot Springs of Hakone 1852. Antique Original Japanese Woodblock by Utagawa Hiroshige of the series Hakone shichiyu sue (Seven Hot Springs of Hakone), 1852. It depicts the famous hot springs of Hakone, where the Hakone shrine is, near Mount Fuji. The image shows beautiful green mountains, with a lake and overflowing waterfalls coming down from the springs, with a few buildings built into the mountains, and the ocean in the far horizon with a orange hued evening sky. Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese: born Ando Tokutaro 1797 – 12 October 1858, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. The popular series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai was a strong influence on Hiroshige’s choice of subject, though Hiroshige’s approach was more poetic and ambient than Hokusai’s bolder, more formal prints. Subtle use of color was essential in Hiroshige’s prints, often printed with multiple impressions in the same area and with extensive use of bokashi (color gradation), both of which were rather labor-intensive techniques. Condition: Condition is commensurate with age and use. Old folding crease is visible in photos. Two pasted paper remnants at top corners. Minor losses on borders. Commensurate with age and use. Old tape at top border. Measurements: 9 1/2 x 14 inches. Unless described as being new, the items for sale are vintage or used and it may show evidence of wear. The description refers to the overall condition and details. We try to describe the items to the best of our ability. All listings are described as to the best of my knowledge, through careful research and price and description comparison. We welcome all reasonable offers! We appreciate your business! Please check out my other items. Thank you for looking and good luck! This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “esellerbernard” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Tokogawa shogunate: Kyoto
- series: hakone
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Juro Sukenari: Goro Tokimune
- carver’s seal: publisher’s seal
- Age: 1852
- Primary Material: Paper
- Maker: Utagawa Hiroshige
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
- Kozu Saburo Sukemichi: Juro
- Goro: Mount Fuji
- Kudo Suketsune: Hiroshige ga
- Yorozuya Kichibei: publisher
- ukiyo-e: Edo period
- wakasaya yoichi: jakurindo
- kinugasa: murata
- Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô): Kikakudo
- Hiroshige ga: horizontal oban
- Color: Multi-Color
- nature: waterfall
- hot springs: Seven hot springs of hakone
- sanoya kihei: kinugasa murata
- Fuji-Hakone-Izu: onsen
- Mount Fuji: Hakone Shrine
- Lake Ashi: Owakudani Valley
- Kanagawa prefecture: Hakone Gongen