Iki Province: Shisa
Printerprinted by
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1856
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1462
DescriptionPrint no. 68 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces"Label TextHiroshige was celebrated for his night and snow scenes. Here, both landscape types merge in this view from the Kitamatsuura Peninsula in northwest Kyushu. He uses the white of the paper to represent snow on the ground, on the trees, and in the sky. The whiteness of the winterscape contrasts with the sky and the sea, where he employs printed gradations ('bokashi') to convey the sense of depth and distance. Similar gradations give the snowy hills their shape and solidity.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855
