Oji - Charming scene from a series Ikkei did in the early 1870s parodying Hiroshige's "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo." Here, a man and two beauties enjoy a picnic beneath the Changing Tree at Oji, interrupting the gathering of foxes at New Year's. A beauty pours sake into the man's cup as he worriedly points to his mouth, a fox nibbling at a package of food behind them. Another fox peers around the stacks of grain beneath the tree, while a few people with lanterns walk across the dark fields in the distance. An entertaining version of Hiroshige's famous subject, nicely shaded with handsome wood grain impression in the sky.

Artist - Ikkei (active circa 1870s)

Image Size - 14" x 9 1/2" + top margin as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. Backed with paper. Very slight soiling. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.