Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Tajima Province: Iwai Valley, Kannon Cave (Tajima, Iwaidani, Iwayakannon), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853, 12th month
Woodblock print
Vertical oban:
36.8 x 24.7 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)
36.8 x 24.7 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date seal: 'Ox 12' (1853, 12th month)
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date seal: 'Ox 12' (1853, 12th month)
£ 2,400.00
The scene depicted here are the steep steps leading up to the the cave temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province. The temple is nestled amongst the...
The scene depicted here are the steep steps leading up to the the cave temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province. The temple is nestled amongst the rocks and trees to the left, clouds hang low in the valley and the Gamo river cascades through the valley at the right.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no.11.16985, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/206990
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no.11.16985, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/206990