Ando Hiroshige, antique Japanese woodblock prints

Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Hatsune Riding Grounds Bakuro-cho

1918 second edition Japanese woodblock print from the series 100 Famous Views of Edo

Image size - 8 3/4" x 13 1/4"

Framed size - 19 1/4" x 24"

$625

Spring view of an open square in downtown Edo that was originally a training ground where the shogun's men would practice horse riding. Having outlived this purpose, dyers used the space between the willow trees to hang bolts of cloth, the trees gracefully hanging overhead. A beautiful print with a pleasing curvilinear composition.

This piece is elegantly matted in cream with a beige half-inch inner border. The flat-profile frame is about an inch thick and is a deep mahogany with a visible grain.