歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Original Woodblock print / 'Kakegawa' 掛川 - From 'Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi' 東海道五十三次 (Fifty-Three Views of Tokaido By Hiroshige) OW406
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歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Original Woodblock print / 'Kakegawa' 掛川 - From 'Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi' 東海道五十三次 (Fifty-Three Views of Tokaido By Hiroshige) OW406
歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Ukiyoe artist of the late Edo period. Studied Kano school under Okajima Rinsai, and also adopted the Shijo school and Western painting methods to form a wide range of painting styles. At first, he painted beauties, portraits of actors, and illustrations. He is best known for his painting "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō. Although he gained fame as a landscape painter, he also showed talent in flower-and-bird and hand-painted paintings. Influenced European painters such as Van Gogh.
What stands out immediately in this impression of Kakegawa is that it is an authentic, period‑made woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, not a later reproduction—its untouched, unbacked state preserving the tactile qualities of an original Edo‑period sheet. Hiroshige (1797–1858) captures the gentle pulse of travel along the Tōkaidō: figures crossing the arched bridge, workers moving through shallow water, and a child racing along the path, all framed by distant mountains and a sky that shifts from deep indigo to pale light. The composition reflects his blend of Kano and Shijo influences, enriched by his sensitivity to Western perspective. Although he began with actor portraits and bijin-ga, it was through the Fifty‑Three Stations of the Tōkaidō that Hiroshige reshaped landscape printmaking and left a profound mark on artists worldwide, including Van Gogh. This original, unbacked impression of Kakegawa carries the quiet lyricism and observational precision that define Hiroshige’s finest work.
See Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/25663
Not Backed.
Dimensions: 14.9" x 10" / 38cm x 25.5cm
Material: Mulberry Paper
Technique: Woodblock print
Weight: 10g
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