Two Flatheads and Eggplant

by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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Two Flatheads and Eggplant by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Original Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Japanese Woodblock Print
Two Flatheads and Eggplant

Grand Series of Fishes

Grand Series of Fishes - Around 1832 - 1833, Hiroshige designed a series of ten oban size woodblocks of fish for a privately printed poetry album. According to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, shortly afterwards, the blocks were used for a commercial release, with the addition of one new subject and publisher and censor seals. Another nine designs were added circa 1840 - 1842 by another publisher, for a total of twenty woodblocks.

This untitled series, sometimes called the "Grand Series of Fishes" or "Large Fishes," fits into the genre of kacho-e (birds and flowers prints), which focuses on carefully observed birds, insects, fish, and flowers in natural habitats. Beautifully detailed varieties of fish and sea life are artfully arranged with grasses or plants against backgrounds with soft bokashi shading. A rarely seen series and a great example of Hiroshige's nature prints.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 14" x 8 7/8"

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Some spotting and staining in subject. A vertical crease at center. A few small holes repaired from reverse. Some light rubbing and soiling. Please see photos for details. Good overall.

Two Flatheads and Eggplant by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Two Flatheads and Eggplant by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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