Woman and Lantern (Reprint)
by Hiroshige (1797–1858)
€400.00
- Type
- Woodblock print (reprint)
- First edition
- circa 1930
- This impression
- Showa period (1926 - 1989)
- Image size
- 25.5 × 18.9 cm
- Condition
- Very good (see condition notes)
Description
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.
Condition notes
The print is in very good state. There is a smudge and irregularity in the lower left margin.