HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Yoshiwara e isole galleggianti nella palude del Fuji, 1855 vasi with glaze composed of local

with glaze composed of local pink granite

The search for materials in nature takes place slowly

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

or the eyes of ancestors

while the hill residents all seem comfortable under the warm summer rain

HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Yoshiwara e isole galleggianti nella palude del Fuji, 1855 vasi with glaze composed of localBeautiful 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,