100 Views of Edo # 8 by Ando Hiroshige

100 Views of Edo # 8 by Ando Hiroshige
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Artist: Ando Utagawa Hiroshige (1787-1858)

Title of the Print: 100 Views of Edo # 8 The Surugacho Quarter

1st Publication: September 1856

Size: 8-1/2 x 13-1/4 + Margins as shown

Date of this edition: 1856

Publisher: Uoya Eikichi

Carver: Hori-Sen

Condition: Some light spot on the left and right margins, a small repaired area in the upper right corner. Great color, very good overall condition.

Notes: This is one of the top ten print of the 100 views of Edo series, among the most famous work of Hiroshige. This highly collectible and valuable print is way below the $ 10,000 mark, as it has some light spots on the margin. Do not miss the opportunity to own one of the most famous chef-d'oeuvre from Hiroshige.

More about this print: What distinguishes Hiroshige's design in this print is its resolute symmetry, softened only by the irregular stylized cloud forms traditionally used in Japanese paintings to separate scenes in pictorial narratives. Here this compositional device focuses attention on Mount Fuji above and the urban bustle below in the street called Suruga-chô. Included in this scene is Japan's premier store, Echigoya, presently Mitsukoshi Department Store, still the most venerable of all the great merchandisers of Tokyo. It is identified by its crest, a circle around the characters for "three" and "well," which together read "Mitsui."

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