Antique Woodblock Landscape Picture, Japanese Art, Framed, Hiroshige, Victorian

Our Stock # 26219

This is an antique Woodblock landscape picture. A Japanese, framed print in the manner of Hiroshige, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

• Fascinating Edo period ukio-e artwork, originally by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
• Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout
• Quality woodblock detail, printed on paper in a distinctive colour palette
• Mounted within a tasteful later frame, with hanging wire to the reverse
  
  
• Presents the Yugyoji Temple in Fujisawa during the mid 19th century
• Prominent Torii gate in the foreground, used to denote the entrance to a shrine
• Specifically, its the head of the path to the island shrine of Enoshima Benzaiten
• Travellers on pilgrimage cross the Daigiri Bridge over the Sakai River
  
  
• After Hiroshige, whose art was influenced by the famous Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai of Great Wave fame
• His woodblock series The Fifty Three Stations of Tokaido is considered to be a peak of the ukio-e style
• The left margin, vertical signature reads 'Hiroshige ga' or 'Drawn by Hiroshige' in English

This is a delightful antique Woodblock landscape picture, presenting a renowned artwork from the revered Utagawa Hiroshige and his ukiyo-e style. Delivered ready to display.

Dimensions:
Max Width: 48.5cm (19'')
Max Depth: 1.5cm (.5'')
Max Height: 36.5cm (14.25'')

Picture Width: 33cm (13'')
Picture Height: 21.5cm (8.5'')