ANTIQUE UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE NIGHT SNOW WOODBLOCK 53 STATIONS

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE, 1797-1858, JAPANESE, TAKENOUCHI MAGOHACHI, PUBLISHER, TITLE, NIGHT (EVENING) SNOW. C 1833-34. Hiroshige is considered one of the top ranked Japanese Print Artists and his work has inflienced artist such as Van Gogh, Cezanne, Whistler and Frank Lloyd Wright.
THIS PIECE EXHIBITS SHOWS SNOW COVERED SLOPE OF KANBARA, FRESH FLAKES FALLING ON HOUSES, TREES AND MOUNTAINS CREATE A QUITE THAT IS BROKEN ONLY BY THE IMPLIED CRUNCHING OF TRAVELERS FOOT STEPS IN SNOW.
COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT, INK AND COLOR ON PAPER. 8 7/8" X 13 7/8"FROM; FIFTY THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKKAIDO, THE SAME PRINT IS AT METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART.