Catalog record · 目録番号 27464
Eight Views
Catalog note / 解説
Autumn moon at Ishiyama, Ishiyama no shugetsu, from the set of eight prints: Eight Views in Omi Province published 1834 by Hoeido. “Eight Views” was borrowed from Chinese poetry and each print conveys, pictorially, the kyoka poem written in the square label at the top right. To the left, hidden in trees, is the temple where Murasaki Shikibu ( c 978 – c 1014 ) wrote her great novel Tales of Genji. The scene shows Lake Biwa, Seta Bridge and Mount Hira on the horizon. Hiroshige probably never surpassed the ethereal, figureless quality this set possesses. Very good impression, colour and condition with good margins. The top-left mountain always shows slippage of the blue block on this design. T…
Image record / 画像情報
KRUML · 1834 · kruml
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