Description: DescriptionFREE SHIPPINGSeries 100 Famous Places - Edo 100 KeikenTitle One hundred famous views of EdoAuthor HiroshigeDate: 1857Condition: Stains, folds, and liningSize 24.5 x 36 cm HiroshigeHiroshige was an ukiyoe artist from 1797 to 1858.Ukiyoe artist. He was a student of Toyohiro, and his works are known as "Kyoka-hon no Ukiyoe" (poetry poems). A student of Toyohiro, he began his career as an illustrator of kyoka (comic poetry) books and actor pictures. In 1838, he accompanied the procession of the Shogunate's Hachisaku no Goma-zou (horse dedication) in Kyoto. The following year, he published 53 Stations of the Tokaido Highway as a result of his impressions at that time. It was well received, and he went on to become a landscape painter. Thereafter, he produced masterpieces of famous places in various countries and Edo (present-day Tokyo). His representative works include "Toto Meisho" and "Meisho Edo Hyakkei" (One hundred Famous Views of Edo). Meisho Edo Hyakkei (One hundred Famous Views of Edo)Hiroshige Utagawa was a master of ukiyoe landscape prints. In his final years, from 1856 to 1858, until just before his death, he continued to produce "Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred famous views of Edo). It consists of 120 paintings, including "Akasaka Kiribatake Amezukei (Evening View in the Rain)" by Hiroshige II after the death of Hiroshige I, and a catalog by Baisotei Gengo. The works cover most of the famous places in Edo and its suburbs, and can be considered a compilation of Hiroshige's famous place paintings. The composition is characterized by the extreme enlargement of the motifs in the close-up views, and this drastic trimming is said to have greatly inspired European artists such as Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Lautrec, as well as Impressionist painters. This item will be shipped from Japan. If you have any questions and request, Please feel free to contact us. Shipping Method Japan Post OR DHL or Fedex Delivery Period Around 2-3 weeks. (Delivery may be delayed due to the world situation. ) Please NoteImport duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
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Primary Material: Paper
Type: Japanese Woodblock Print
Color: Multi-Color
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
Region of Origin: Japan
Age: 1857
Maker: Hiroshige
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