New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji

by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Japanese Woodblock Reprint
New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji

Series; One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Beautiful Meiji Era printing

100 Famous Views of Edo - In 1856, Hiroshige began designing what was to be his last great series and a masterpiece - 100 Famous Views of Edo. Each print from this series was a classic Hiroshige landscape work, taking advantage of the vertical format to capture a slice of life from Edo in dramatic and interesting ways. The series was very popular with the public and new releases were eagerly anticipated over the time that Hiroshige released the designs. Beautifully colored and finely printed, our prints from this series are a nice opportunity to collect these 19th century landscape images.

This lovely print is from a beautiful Meiji era printing produced in the early 20th century. Reprints of this quality and age are very rare and hard to come across. Bid or buy now before these exquisite prints are sold out!

New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji - One of the most evocative Japanese woodblock prints of all time and a Hiroshige masterwork. This incredible image depicts the legend of the foxfires gathering around the nettle tree on New Year's Eve. Beautiful night scene with the captivating image of the foxes gathered at the base of the tree. The print colored in rich blue tones illuminated by the glow of the foxfires. This terrific Hiroshige print is a collector's favorite and a rare find in a woodblock reprint.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 13 1/4" x 8 3/4" + margins as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Some light rubbing and soiling at edges. Some minor ink bleed as shown. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.

New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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