{"product_id":"hara-mount-fuji-in-the-morning-after-utagawa-hiroshige","title":"Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning - After Utagawa Hiroshige","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Design Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1833–1834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Takenouchi Magohachi (Hōeidō)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReprint Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daiichi Kōgei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20th-century Shōwa-period recarved edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genuine Japanese color woodblock print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōban yoko-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.25 X 10.125 in\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis genuine Japanese woodblock print is a 20th-century Daiichi Kōgei reproduction of Hiroshige’s \u003cem\u003eHara\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ethirteenth station of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/strong\u003e, from his celebrated Hōeidō \u003cem\u003eFifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e. The original design was published around 1833–34 by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hōeidō). The red \u003cstrong\u003eDaiichi Kōgei-ban\u003c\/strong\u003e inscription in the lower left margin identifies this impression as a later recarved edition rather than an Edo-period printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHara\u003c\/em\u003e is dominated by an enormous view of Mount Fuji rising behind the marshlands outside the station. Hiroshige deliberately allows the mountain’s summit to extend beyond the upper border of the image, a simple but remarkably effective device that makes Fuji appear too large to be contained by the picture itself. Three travelers make their way along the road in the foreground while two cranes stand quietly in the marsh. The tiny figures, birds, and distant landscape emphasize the extraordinary scale of the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is one of the most recognizable views from Hiroshige’s original Tōkaidō series. Its restrained palette and broad areas of open space give the landscape a calm, monumental quality, while the cropped summit is an early example of the unconventional compositional techniques Hiroshige would continue to develop throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Utagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eHara\u003c\/em\u003e (原)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: \u003cem\u003eTōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi no Uchi\u003c\/em\u003e (東海道五拾三次之内), “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStation: Hara, the thirteenth station of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal design date: c. 1833–1834\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hōeidō)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReprint publisher: Daiichi Kōgei\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Daiichi Kōgei edition mark in lower left margin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiroshige signature reproduced from the original design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuine carved-and-printed Japanese woodblock reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Full margins with light overall toning and minor scattered surface marks consistent with age. Minor handling wear and light discoloration to the margins. Colors remain strong and attractive, with particularly good blues and strong definition throughout the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the greatest masters of Japanese woodblock printmaking and the artist most closely associated with landscape ukiyo-e. Best known for his poetic depictions of travel, changing seasons, weather, and the quiet beauty of everyday life, Hiroshige transformed familiar places into deeply atmospheric works through his masterful use of composition and color. His celebrated series, including \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e, became some of the most influential prints ever produced in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e, commonly known as the Hōeidō Tōkaidō, was published around 1833–34 and was the series that established Hiroshige as one of the leading landscape artists of the ukiyo-e tradition. Following the great highway connecting Edo with Kyoto, the series depicts the road’s post stations as well as its starting and ending points, combining recognizable landscapes with travelers, porters, merchants, pilgrims, and scenes of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series was an enormous success and became the defining project of Hiroshige’s early career. He would return to the Tōkaidō many times, but the Hōeidō edition remains his most famous interpretation of the route. \u003cem\u003eHara\u003c\/em\u003e is particularly memorable for its monumental treatment of Mount Fuji, whose summit famously breaks through the upper border of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This impression is \u003cstrong\u003enot an Edo-period printing\u003c\/strong\u003e. The red \u003cstrong\u003e第一巧藝版 (Daiichi Kōgei-ban)\u003c\/strong\u003einscription in the lower left margin identifies it as a later Japanese reproduction. Daiichi Kōgei editions were genuine woodblock prints produced from newly carved blocks after historic ukiyo-e designs rather than photomechanical reproductions. For a sales listing, I would conservatively describe this as a \u003cstrong\u003e20th-century Shōwa-period Daiichi Kōgei recarved edition\u003c\/strong\u003e unless documentation establishing a more precise publication date is available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63938878374259,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3549\/2211\/files\/YGP00326.jpg?v=1786234026","url":"https:\/\/blueskyprintshop.com\/products\/hara-mount-fuji-in-the-morning-after-utagawa-hiroshige","provider":"Blue Sky Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}