Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The bizarrely grown pine at Ueno Shinobazu pond in Edo. Through its circular branch loop the view goes to the other side of the pond.
Title: Ueno sannai tsuki no matsu (The moon pine on the temple precincts of Ueno)
Series: Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo)
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Publisher: Uo-Ei (Uo-ya Eikichi)
Datum: 8/1857
Size: Vertical Oban, 33,8 x 22,5 cm (image size)
Excellent impression, colours and condition. Strongly visible woodgrain. Unbacked. Some inconspicuous paper thinnings in margins; right margin a little unevenly trimmed; one very weak stain (only noticeable from back side). Overall excellent, fresh condition of this famous print – one of the most compelling in the series.
Illustrated a.o.in: Lane, Ukiyo-e, p. 252, No. 297 (89); Ukiyo-e Taikei, vol. 17, No. 89; Smith, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, No. 89. Also cf. Chazen Museum of Art, Van Vleck Collection, No. 1980.1669; MAK Vienna Inv.-No. KI 10968
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