Hiroshige – The Story of the Revenge of the Soga Brothers

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1847. The current print was printed in the 19th century, 2nd half.

Image size (excluding margins): 33.7 * 23.0 cm (13.3 * 9.1 in).

The print is in very good state, with some signs of aging.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858) was one of the most famous Japanese woodblock print artists, considered the last great ukiyo-e master. He has had a lasting impact on both Japanese print artists as well as on Western painters such as Van Gogh and Monet and his prints are still widely admired to this day.

An overview of the woodblock prints by Hiroshige can be found here.

See an overview of Hiroshige's woodblock prints