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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces  ('Roku-ju-yosshu meisho zue') Miho Pine Grove, Suruga Province
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Koshihei Date:                          07/1853 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 34.5 x 23 cms / 13 1/2" x 9") Condition: Good impression, with very good colors, very faint color transfer stain at upper left, margins trimmed off, else in very good condition. - The print is backed. ref. no.: # 783435 Price: € 690.00

The pine grove on Miho Peninsula in the foreground has an impressive over Suruga Bay and Mt. Fuji, and has been eulogised in ancient poems and depicted in many paintings. Mt. Fuji has a dark covering of snow and is partly obscured by blue-grayish mist. Behind Mt. Fuji the sun is setting in an orange-color evening light. The many boats on the river probably sailed to the port of Shimizu. Reference: Marije Jansen, "Hiroshige's journey in the 60-odd provinces"; Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2004; no. 12, pp. 52-53.

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