HIROSHIGE Ando (1797 - 1858)
No. 11432
Description
(1797 - 1858)
Shitaya Hirokôji
from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
woodcut in colours (nishiki-e)
Technical specifications
1856
A Hiroshige ga signed impression, published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seals aratame, dragon 9 (half cut off of this impression). Hiroshige depicts the Hirokôji shopping street, with, in the forground, a shop selling silk fabrics and, behind, a hairdressing salon (red coat of arms). A procession of women with umbrellas, followed by porters and three samlurai, goes to the Kan'eiji Monastery, whose dark wall is seen at the end of the street.
Sheet: ôban (about 355 x 245 mm.)
References : M. Ouspenski n° 13, several impressions are preserved in the MFA of Boston.
Condition: impression laid on strong Japan paper.
