Awa Naruto no fukei (View of the whirlpools at Naruto, Awa province)

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Awa Naruto no fukei (View of the whirlpools at Naruto, Awa province)
Woodblock print triptych, signed Hiroshige hitsu on the left sheet with a seal, published by Okazawaya Taheiji, 4th month 1857
Vertical oban triptych: 14 3⁄8 x 9 ¾ in. (36.5 x 24.8 cm.) each approx.(3)

Provenance

Israel Goldman Japanese Prints, London
Aquired from the above, 2005

Literature

Hiroshige Nature and the City: Prints from the Alan Medaugh Collection (Ludion, 2023). Plate no. 465.

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Lot Essay

The sweeping panoramic view of the whirlpools at Naruto, depicting a distant view of the mountains stretched to the horizon and the foams of the famous whirlpool rapids at Naruto in foreground. This masterpiece triptych is generally believed to represent the ‘flower’ instalment of the artist’s last series concerning snow, moon and flowers (setsugekka), three acknowledged forms of natural beauty. The other two in the series are Moon at Kanazawa, and Mountain River on the Kiso Road. For another impression, see Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (21.7618-20).

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