Lobster and Shrimp

by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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Lobster and Shrimp by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Japanese Woodblock Reprint
Lobster and Shrimp

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.

Lobster and Shrimp - This is a fine Meiji era reprint. Originals from this series is rare, so this reprint is a great way to collect Hiroshige's classic imagery

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 9 7/8" x 14 1/4"

Condition - This print with excellent detail as shown. Paper remnants on reverse at edges from previous mounting. Thinning areas, small loss, hole, repaired. Wrinkling and creasing, slight toning and soiling. Please see photos for details.

Lobster and Shrimp by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Lobster and Shrimp by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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