Utagawa Hiroshige

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Utagawa Hiroshige - Rain Shower at Shono

Precints of the Tenjin Shrine at Kameido, 1856

Woodblock Print  
9 x 14 in

Description: Hiroshige's famous image of the Kameido Bridge, inspiration for the garden of the impressionist painter Claude Monet; an idyllic day in spring, with blooming wisteria, and birds in the foreground.

Issued: 1856

Condition: very good with distinct wood grain and rich shades of blue, some fading to cartouche and red pigments

Signed: Hiroshige hitsu

Sealed: Aratame, date seals

Publisher: Eikichi

Series: 100 Views of Edo