The Fuji River in Snow

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
The Fuji River in Snow
Woodblock print diptych, signed Hiroshige hitsu and sealed Ichiryusai, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), circa 1842-44
Vertical oban diptych: 14 3⁄8 x 9 ¾ in. (36.5 x 24.8 cm.) each approx.(2)

Provenance

Huguette Beres, Paris (1914-1999)
Sotheby's Paris, 27 November 2002, lot 113

Literature

Matti Forrer. Hiroshige (Prestel, 2017). Plate 180.
Hiroshige Nature and the City: Prints from the Alan Medaugh Collection (Ludion, 2023). Plate no. 250.

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Lot Essay

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 Minneapolis Museum of Art, accession number 96.146.223, go to:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/65411/mountain-gorge-in-winter-utagawa-hiroshige

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