Hiroshige “Plum Garden at Kamata” Framed Japanese Woodblock Art Print (A2 / A3) buddhist shinto tee sleeve length 27" (68cm)

sleeve length 27" (68cm)

making love with a courtier

from the series "Heroes of the Great Peace" (Taiheiki Eiyuden 太平記英勇傳)

Waist 60cm /23½"

- Dimensions: 36 x 32 x 12 cm

Hiroshige “Plum Garden at Kamata” Framed Japanese Woodblock Art Print (A2 / A3) buddhist shinto tee sleeve length 27" (68cm)UKIYO E JAPANESE WOODBLOCK FRAMED ART PRINT "Plum Garden at Kamata" (Kamata no Baien ) by Hiroshige Utagawa, from the "One Hundred Famous Views Of Edo" series, 1857. The image is a skillful gradation of hues, descending from the pink colours of the sky to the deep greens of grass. At the forefront of the image, boldly placed and cut off (to add to the almost photographic immediacy of the scene) is a traveller's palanquin. The traveller has casually