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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		One hundred Views of Edo Tsuki-no-misaki   ('Full moon view from the tea house')
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Uoya Eikichi Date:                          8/1857 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 36 x 24.5 cms / 14 1/8" x 9 5/8") Condition: FINE impression and color; left and right margins trimmed and backed, not affecting the design, else in FINE overall condition. ref. no.: # 743438 - on hold -

"Throuhgh the open windows appears a view so perfect that it seems unreal: the harvest moon rises serenely through the autumn sky, a flock of geese return at the day's end, cargo ships lie quietly at anchor, small boats set out for night fishing... The artist has eliminated any sign of the distant Chiba coast to achieve a transcendant view of a moonlit night... Details of the leftovers on the terrace suggest that this is in fact a scene in one of the many brothels or inns for which Shinagawa was famous..." - This is print no. #82 in the series. Reference: Braziller, "Hiroshige - One hundred Views of Edo"; Brooklyn Museum, 1986; no. #82, with a detailed description of the scenery, as it appears on 'the night after ...'.

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