HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Yoshiwara e isole galleggianti nella palude del Fuji, 1855 vasi con margine tutt’intorno

con margine tutt’intorno

and it is precisely this context that the scene seems to evoke

intuited or imagined

he belongs to the French figurative tradition with Impressionist roots: his declared references are Sisley

The plate was then used for a UNESCO poster

HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Yoshiwara e isole galleggianti nella palude del Fuji, 1855 vasi con margine tutt’intornoBeautiful proof with excellent colors. Printed on Japanese paper, dating back to the Meiji era (1868 1912). In perfect condition. With excellent margins all around beyond the marginal line. The plate is part of the series Fifty three Stations of the Tkaid Vertical (Gojsan tsugi meisho zue). Bibliography Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fkei (1996), list #12. 8, pls. 216 217 Smith & Poster, 100 Views (1986), #73 Ukiyo e shka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250,