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“Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces”. Original Color Woodblock Print. ACTUAL SIZE: 14.25″ H 9.75″ W. Japanese Original color woodblock print by Hiroshige. Condition; Very good color and impression, light soiling and wear on the margins, worm holes, small stains. Please Refer to all the pictures. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE FEEDBACK.

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Evening Rain at Azuma-no-mori. From Eight Views of the Suburbs of Edo. Framed Dimensions 20.25″ x 14.5″. Visible Art Dimensions 13.25″ x 8.5″. Condition: In overall very good condition with no notable damages. Stored in frame and well preserved. Please see pictures showing item details and condition..

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HIROSHIGE (1797 – 1858). Series: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido [Upright]. Medium: Original Period Woodblock Print. Date: 1855; Edo period. Size (H x W): 14.5 x 9.75 (inches); framed to 24 x 19 inches. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido). Seals: Aratame and date seal. Condition: Very Good color, Very Good to Excellent impression with sharp wood grain in the sky; lightly toned and slight staining, light adhesive residue on reverse edges, as to be expected given the item’s age and history. Provenance: Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, Massachusetts. Born in Edo as Tokutaro Ando, Hiroshige Utagawa grew up in a minor samurai family. His father belonged to the firefighting force assigned to Edo Castle. It is here that Hiroshige was given his first exposure to art: legend has it that a fellow fireman tutored him in the Kano school of painting, though Hiroshige’s first official teacher was Rinsai. Though Hiroshige tried to join Toyokuni Utagawa’s studio, he was turned away. In 1811, young Hiroshige entered an apprenticeship with the celebrated Toyohiro Utagawa. After only a year, he was bestowed with the artist name Hiroshige. He soon gave up his role in the fire department to focus entirely on painting and print design. During this time he studied painting, intrigued by the Shijo school. Hiroshige’s artistic genius went largely unnoticed until 1832. With the Tokugawa Shogunate relaxing centuries of age-old restrictions on travel, urban populations embraced travel art and Hiroshige Utagawa 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. Hiroshige Utagawa’s woodblock 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. Hiroshige’s work had a profound influence on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of Europe: Toulouse-Lautrec was fascinated with Hiroshige’s 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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Kanbara yoru no yuki (Evening snow at Kanbara). Horizontal oban: 9 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. 23.8 x 36.5 cm. From the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi (53 Stations of the Tokaido Road).

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Tea house at Maruko. Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. Printed by Adachi Colour Print Studio, Tokyo, Japan. 13 1/2″ x 8 3/4″.

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Local estate sale found. This is a well-known woodblock print. It had not been matted. The size with margin is approximately 10″ by 15″ (see photos).

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This is a well-known woodblock print. It had not been matted.

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This listing is for the original framed woodblock print that you see in the photos. Some research tells me that it was created by Ando Hiroshige and that the title is probably, “Lady by Twilight”. The notation on the back of the frame was written by me. The frame measures close to 11 ¼ by 15 5/8 inches. The area of the print exposed by the thin mat measures close to 6 ¾ by 9 5/8 inches. The framed print weighs close to 1 pound 11.4 ounces. Please be aware that the print is behind glass and that there are many reflections in the photos. The condition is much like you see it in the photos. Otherwise, the print and mat appear to be in excellent condition with no damage. The frame could benefit from a little cleaning. There is a tiny chip on the frame that you can see in a close-up. Otherwise the frame only shows a slight amount of wear. My photos should give you a good idea of its general condition. I guarantee this print to be as described and represented by the 9 photos after the general description. The photos are part of the description. Please look at all of them. Please know that the lighting in my photos is uneven and that there might be shadows or reflections. The colors on my monitor look close to but not exactly like the actual colors. Different monitors may show different colors. I often say that an item measures or weighs “close to” because in my opinion no measurements are exact and some things are difficult to measure. Often, I have a double wall box custom made for larger items and that might result in a short delay. When I use packing peanuts, they are usually biodegradable. Sometimes, I use used boxes. 9 photos should load with this listing. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “foundfeeling” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
• Region of Origin: Japan
• Age: Unknown
• Primary Material: Paper
• Maker: Ando Hiroshige
• Original/Reproduction: Unknown
• Color: Multi-Color

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Three of them are raining scenes from different environments. Beautifully framed and matted in a professional way. Frame measures about 21″ x 16.5″. The size in the middle is a little bit different from the other four. Sell as a set. Please do not make offer for individuals. All items are well packaged and protected. The item “Japanese Woodblock Prints A Set of 5 by Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858)” is in sale since Sunday, April 14, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “bensfb” and is located in Pleasant Hill, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Region of Origin: Japan

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Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojûsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tôkaidô. Goyu: Motono-ga-hara and Motozaka Pass. (Goy, Motono-ga-hara Motozaka goe). Size: 10″ x 14 3/4″. This original print is #36 from the series of 53. Condition: This rare, original print is beautifully executed in vivid detail and with strong color and embossing and is good to very good antique condition. Some foxing to the paper. Affixed to matting verso top via small pieces of tape (affixed only on top). Can be removed without damaging work. Provenance: From a private collection in the midwest. Considered the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre (pictures of the floating world), the Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (17971858) was a hugely influential figure, not only in his homeland but also on Western painting. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, as a part of the trend in Japonism, European artists such as Monet, Whistler, and Cézanne, looked to Hiroshiges work for inspiration, and a certain Vincent van Gogh was known to paint copies of his prints. Hiroshige was born in 1797 to a samurai family in Edo (modern Tokyo). After his parents died, around the age of fourteen, Hiroshige began to take up painting and studied for several years under the artist Toyohiro. During this period he produced many works reflecting traditional ukiyo-e themes such as women and actors, but upon Toyohiros death in 1928 he underwent a pronounced shift toward the landscapes for which he is best known today, as well as bird and flower images. His most famous series include. Famous Views of the Eastern Capital. The Fifty-three Stations of the Tkaid. The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaid. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. In 1856, around the age of 60, Hiroshige retired from the world, becoming a Buddhist monk. Two years later he passed away (during the great Edo cholera epidemic, though its not known if this was the cause of death) and was buried in a Zen temple in Asakusa. Just before his passing, he wrote the following poem. I leave my brush in the East And set forth on my journey. I shall see the famous places in the Western Land. The item “Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese Edo Period Original Ukiyo-E Print” is in sale since Thursday, October 3, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “overthetoppscollectibles” and is located in Leawood, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech republic, Hungary, Sweden, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Canada.

• Type: Woodblock Print
• Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
• Region of Origin: Japan
• Age: 1850-1860
• Primary Material: Paper
• Maker: hiroshighe
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Color: Multi-Color

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