Catalog record · 目録番号 26359

Sagami River

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代: 1858
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / loc
Digital image / 画像: 708 × 1024 px
Published by / 公開者: 小春ユイ

Catalog note / 解説

Sagami River, from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji", by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) This is an archetypal Hiroshige image of a calm evening scene and Mt. Fuji. The boat in the foreground shows only its sail peeping above the tangle of reeds, as rafts slip along the river in the middle ground. This calm restful theme captures the signature mood of Hiroshige's aesthetic. A print like this one might make us agree with the general Japanese preference for Hiroshige over Hokusai.

Image record / 画像情報

LOC · [Tokyo] : Tsuta-ya Kichizō, 1858. · loc

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