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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Pinks and fujibakama Yumiharizuki (Bow-shaped crescent moon)
Woodblock print, signed Hiroshige hitsu, published by Kawaguchiya Woodblock print, from the series Tsuki niju hakkei no uchi (Twenty-
Shozo, 1830s, framed and glazed eight views of the Moon), signed Hiroshige hitsu, sealed Ichiryusai,
Chutanzaku: 15 x 5¿ in. (38.1x 13 cm.) published by Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindo), circa 1832
Otanzaku: 15 x 6√ in. (38.1 x 17.5 cm.)
$3,000-5,000
$6,000-8,000
The upper section of a deep gorge is connected precariously by
a rope bridge. Far below a waterfall descends through rocks,
illuminated by the light of a crescent moon. The scene is
accompanied by a Chinese poem: "At dawn, the moon flies for
a while/ behind a thousand trees/ Autumn rivers keep it distant/
from the numerous peaks in the West". See Matthi Forrer, Hiroshige
Prints and Drawings, (London, 1997), cat. no. 123.
