Sunrise at Shinagawa

by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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Sunrise at Shinagawa by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Japanese Woodblock Reprint
Sunrise at Shinagawa

Series; Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Hiroshige’s Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido - In 1832, Hiroshige first traveled from his home in Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto along the Tokaido road. The journey was an eye opening and life changing experience for him. As an urban man of Edo he had experienced life mainly in the capital. He immediately returned to Edo after the trip and began his masterwork woodblock series from the sketches he had made on his journey. Hiroshige's Tokaido prints are an opportunity to be transported back in time to see this world as Hiroshige did in the shadow of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Sunrise at Shinagawa - Handsome view of a daimyo's procession traveling through Shinagawa, the first station on the Tokaido, located about five miles from the starting point at Nihon Bridge in Edo. Samurai walk past the buildings lining the road, a waitress standing outside a tea stall near bottom center. Ships are anchored in the harbor beyond as white clouds drift across the morning sky. Nicely composed and detailed.

Woodblock reprints - In the 20th century, artists and publishers collaborated to recreate famous woodblock prints for interested Japanese collectors and Westerners looking for rare designs. New blocks were made, and the prints were painstakingly printed by artisan printers in the same method as the 19th century originals - one block for each color. Woodblock reprints were an opportunity to collect and enjoy a famous design at a small fraction of the price of an original. They still are today.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 8 3/4" x 14" + margins as shown

Condition - The print with excellent color and detail.

Sunrise at Shinagawa by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Sunrise at Shinagawa by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)