After Hiroshige (1797-1858) – Woman and Lantern

Woodblock print (reprint). The first edition of this design was published circa 1930. The current print was printed in the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

The current design was made after a design by Hiroshige from 1852, for the series Cutouts for the Fifty-three Stations. One of the designs featured the woman with the lantern depicted here. The surrounding landscape was added for the current design, leading to an interesting and very successful mixture of Ukiyo-e and Shin-hanga style. The publisher, Nishinomiya, produced both a lot of reprints of Hiroshige designs and of new Shin-hanga designs, so was well equipped to combine both in one design.

Image size (excluding margins): 25.5 * 18.9 cm (10.0 * 7.4 in).

The print is in very good state. There is a smudge and irregularity in the lower left margin.

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.

See an overview of Hiroshige's woodblock prints