Bidspirit auction | Hiroshige II, 33. Snow on

Hiroshige II, 33. Snow on the Kiso Gorge, Shinshu Province - Artist: Hiroshige II Utagawa (1826-1869) Title: 33. Snow on the Kiso Gorge, Shinshu (Shinano) Province Series: One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces Publisher: Uoya Eikichi Date: 1859 Size: 25.2 x 37.2 cm Condition: Good impression in lines and colour, minor creases. As night approaches, a lone traveller ascends the snowy Kiso Gorge. The well trodden routes were express ways between the two prominent cities of Kyoto and Edo, taking messengers, pilgrims and warlords through Japan's mountainous landscape. Vibrancy is lent to the pure white scene by the resilient evergreen pines emerging and balancing on the valley sides. Ref: JG091850