Woodblock print, from the series Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 1857
Vertical oban (35.4 x 23.3 cm.)

Please note this lot is the property of a private consignor.

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.

Conditions of Sale
FAQs
This lot is offered by Christie Manson & Woods Ltd

Brought to you by

A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

View condition report

Lot Essay

This print is a night view of rain falling at the ancient pine tree of Karasaki beside Lake Biwa near Otsu; its heavy, low branches supported by wood stilts. The tree shelters a shrine beneath its boughs.

The poem in the clouds reads:
Yo no ame ni
oto o yuzurite
yukaze o
yoso ni na tatsuru
Karasaki no matsu
[Yielding to the sound in the evening rain and drawing near to the evening wind, he grows famous: the pine tree of Karasaki]

View another impression in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston here.