Thank you for visiting. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Medium: Hand-printed Japanese Woodblock Print (Reproduction) Paper: Traditional Japanese Washi Paper. 33.5 × 47.7 cm Approx. 13.19 × 18.78 in. 24.7 × 37.0 cm Approx. 9.72 × 14.57 in. Utagawa Hiroshige is one of the most renowned ukiyo-e artists in the world. This work, “Moon Pine at Ueno Hill, ” is from his celebrated series. The print is a faithful hand-printed woodblock reproduction, carefully recreated using traditional techniques to convey the natural beauty and poetic atmosphere originally envisioned by Hiroshige. Moon Pine at Ueno Hill. The famous pine known as “Moon Pine” once stood near the stone steps leading down to Benzaiten at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno. Its branches were trained into a circular, moon-like shape. Hiroshige composed the scene so that the distant townscape of Hongo can be seen through the circular opening of the pine branches, creating a striking and mysterious effect, as if viewed through a telescope. The bold use of perspective, combined with the finely detailed depiction of the pine in the foreground, results in a highly effective and memorable composition. These charges are the responsibility of the purchaser.