The Fuji Rriver in Snow

Name: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Brand: The Fuji Rriver in Snow
Price: 8000.00 USD
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Price Realised USD 10,000

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USD 8,000 - USD 12,000

Closed: 7 Nov 2019

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

The Fuji Rriver in Snow

Price Realised USD 10,000

Closed: 7 Nov 2019

Price Realised USD 10,000

Closed: 7 Nov 2019

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
The Fuji Rriver in Snow
Woodblock print, vertical diptych, signed Hiroshige hitsu, sealed Ichiryusai, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo)

27³⁄₈ x 9¹⁄₈ in. (69.5 x 23.2 cm.)

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An untitled vertical diptych depicting two boats silently navigating their way along the Fuji river flowing between steep, snow-covered cliffs. A lone traveller traverses the narrow bridge, heading towards a hamlet tucked into the cliffs on the left.
Considered amongst Hiroshige's masterpieces, it is thought that this design resulted from a journey he made in 1842 along the Koshukaido, travelling West from Edo.
For the same print in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), accession number JP3135, go to:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60027859
For the same print in the Minniapolis Museum of Art, accession number 96.146.223, go to:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/65411/mountain-gorge-in-winter-utagawa-hiroshige