Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Wind-tossed Waves at Seven-Mile Beach in Sagami Province (Sagami Shichiri-ga-hama fuha), Edo period, 19th century
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May 28, 01:20 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Wind-tossed Waves at Seven-Mile Beach in Sagami Province (Sagami Shichiri-ga-hama fuha)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), signed Hiroshige, with artist's diamond-shaped seal Hiro, censor's seals Fuku (Fukushima Saburoemon) and Muramatsu (Muramatsu Genroku), published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo) in 1852
Horizontal chuban:
17.8 x 24.6 cm.
Located in modern day Kanagawa Prefecture, the coastal post town prospered during the Edo period as a maritime checkpoint close to the capital of Edo. As in Hokusai's famous design, The Great Wave, the crest of the wave dramatically swells upward in imitation of Mount Fuji.
For a similar impression in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, object number 22936, go to: