JAPANESE ART VINTAGE WOODCUT PRINT

Description: ARTIST: HIROSHIGE SIZE: 11 X 16 INCHES (28 cm X 40 cm) Full size OBAN DATE: CIRCA 1965 AGE: 60 years old GENRE: UKIYO-E (Pictures of the Floating World) SUBJECT: LANDSCAPES MEDIUM: NISHIKI-E (INK ON PAPER) MATERIAL: Washi japanese paper VINTAGE: YES AUTHENTIC: YES. HANDMADE WOODBLOCK PRINT OR WOODCUT DONE THE OLD WAY (not a lithograph, not a poster and not done with offset or any other modern printing technique) SERIES: The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tkaid The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tkaid isa series of woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige that depicts the 53 post towns and notable places along the Tkaid, a highway that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto: Details When Created between 1832 and 1833 What Depicts the Tkaid's post stations and natural wonders, as well as the travel boom in 19th century Japan Style Blends sweeping landscapes, close-up studies of post-station activities, and emotive caricatures Impact Influenced many 19th century European artists, and inspired dreams of travel in ordinary people Significance Established the landscape print, or fkei-ga, as a major theme of ukiyo-e Hiroshige created many different series of prints on the subject, including the Heid edition, which is the best known and best-selling.Some prints feature local products, such as hashirii mochi, a thin rice cake filled with bean paste.

Price: 100 USD

Location: Skokie, Illinois

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