Hiroshige - Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige

Number 56, Sanuki Province: Distant View of Mt. Zozu. “The Elephant-headed” Mountain, Zozusan. The mountain rises up in the background, clouds floating at its base, seen across a plain dotted with trees and straw-roofed huts. In the foreground a party of travellers coming up from the plain below, bushes of red camellia on either side.

Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces" features sixty-nine prints, one for each of the sixty-six provinces of Japan, plus Edo and the two major islands. The series includes some of Hiroshige's most famous designs, such as his dramatic view of the whirlpools at Naruto. 

Date: 1853-1856

Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)

Size: 14 3/8” × 9 5/8”

Condition: Very good condition, not backed, margins as shown.

Genre: Ukiyo-e