1834 (ca.), Utagawa Hiroshige, Yase Village -- British Museum (London)
From the museum label: Women laden with tools and bundles of charcoal descend from Yase village to Kyoto. While guidebooks and popular tales may have inspired this view of country life, Hiroshige probably created the spacious landscape from his imagination. The sharp lines and dawn sky in shades of red-pink indicate that this is a first-edition print. The colour is exceptionally well preserved.
1834 (ca.), Utagawa Hiroshige, Yase Village -- British Museum (London)
From the museum label: Women laden with tools and bundles of charcoal descend from Yase village to Kyoto. While guidebooks and popular tales may have inspired this view of country life, Hiroshige probably created the spacious landscape from his imagination. The sharp lines and dawn sky in shades of red-pink indicate that this is a first-edition print. The colour is exceptionally well preserved.