Live Auction 22037Japanese and Korean Art
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Lot 81 FROM A PRIVATE MIDWEST COLLECTION

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

The Fuji River in snow

Closed19 September 2023

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
The Fuji River in snow
Woodblock print diptych, signed Hiroshige hitsu and sealed Ichiryusai, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), circa 1842-44
Vertical oban diptych: 14 3/8 x 9 ½ in. (36.5 x 24 .1cm.) each approx.
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Sotheby's New York, 9 November 1984, lot174

Specialist note

An untitled vertical diptych depicting two boats silently navigating their way along the Fuji river flowing between steep, snow-covered cliffs. A lone traveller traverses the narrow bridge, heading towards a hamlet tucked into the cliffs on the left.
Considered amongst Hiroshige's masterpieces, it is thought that this design resulted from a journey he made in 1842 along the Koshukaido, travelling West from Edo.
For the same print in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), accession number JP3135, go to:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60027859