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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Lot 139

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Buyo Kanazawa hassho yakei (Eight night views of Kanazawa, Musashi Province)

Closed21 March 2023

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Buyo Kanazawa hassho yakei (Eight night views of Kanazawa, Musashi Province)
Woodblock print triptych, signed Hiroshige hitsu and sealed Ichiryusai on the left sheet, published by Okazawaya Taheiji, 7th month 1857
Vertical oban triptych: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm.) each approx.
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Specialist note

This masterpiece triptych is generally believed to represent the ‘moon’ instalment of the artist’s last series concerning snow, moon and flowers (setsugekka), three acknowledged forms of natural beauty. This triptych is the moon print, depicting the famous tourist destination in serene evening. The other two in the series are View of whirlpools at Naruto, Awa (Awa no Naruto no fukei) and Mountain River on the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa). For another impression, see Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1910,0418,0.196.1-3).