UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Nihonbashi yukibare (Clear weather after snow at Nihonbash Bridge)

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Nihonbashi yukibare (Clear weather after snow at Nihonbash Bridge)
Woodblock print, from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred famous views of Edo), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 5th month 1856, deluxe edition
Vertical oban: 14 ½ x 9 7⁄8 in. (36.8 x 25.1 cm.)
Provenance
Carolyn Staley Fine Japanese Prints, Seattle
Acquired from the above, 1997
Literature
Hiroshige Nature and the City: Prints from the Alan Medaugh Collection (Ludion, 2023). Plate no. 96.

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Lot Essay

Nihonbashi Yukibara is listed as the first work in the series in the table of contents, underscoring its significance within the series of Meisho Edo hyakkei. During the Edo period, Nihonbashi was the starting point of the five major highways and served as a vital hub for transportation and commerce in Edo. Its historical importance continues today, as the Nihonbashi bridge remains the reference point from which distances to Tokyo are measured on Japanese road signs.

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