Description: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei) Edo period, 19th century woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo meisho hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, censor’s seal aratame (certified), published by Uoya Eikichi, 9th month 1856. Wood grain is just visible in the sky near the vanishing point. Compare to the impression in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Art. One of the more famous prints from the series. The Minneapolis Institute of Art describes the piece as follows: "After the fire of 1841, a new theater district was established to the northeast of Asakusa Kannon Temple known as Saruwaka Street, after Saruwaka Kanzaburo, the founder of the first Kabuki theater in Edo over 200 years earlier. In this print, Hiroshige illustrates three theaters on the west (right) side of the street, identified by the boxed turrets that project above the eaves of the buildings. Tea houses and puppet theaters are located on the east (left) side of the street. Hiroshige's dramatic use of Western one-point vanishing perspective for this print is unique among the 118 prints of the series. The relative darkness of the Kabuki theaters suggests that the season has not yet begun. This, together with the shadows of the people cast by the moonlight, give the print a hauntingly quiet impression, quite at odds with the typical bustling atmosphere associated with Saruwaka Street." Tape on reverse, in part to repair a small tear along top edge. Paper loss along top edge. Binding holes along left margin.
Price: 750 USD
Location: South Hadley, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-09-19T19:17:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Region of Origin: Japan
Age: 1850-1899
