{"product_id":"mg1742-hiroshige-uozukushi-abolone-needlefish-and-peach-blossoms-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Hiroshige - Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish) - Abalone, Needlefish, and Peach Blossoms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/strong\u003e (1797–1858)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown reprint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnknown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eThis reprint by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e comes from his celebrated \u003cem data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"117\"\u003eUozukushi\u003c\/em\u003e (“Every Variety of Fish”) series. The composition depicts two abalones, a slender needlefish (sayori), and blossoming peach branches, rendered with Hiroshige’s signature use of delicate linework and soft bokashi color gradation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"585\"\u003eThe print also features accompanying kyōka poetry by members of a poetry circle. The inscription translation: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecurely fastened \/ to the large boulders offshore \/ and washed by the waves, \/ every abalone \/ is polishing each its own pearl. \/ Kumogaki Fujimi The pair of halfbeaks \/ on the menu have both had \/ the stuffing taken \/ out of them, like robes remade \/ for the first day of summer. \/ Miwagaki Amaki He, too, probably \/ has to be on the small side, \/ the ocean diver \/ who retrieves abalone \/ from the crannies between rocks. \/ Chiyogaki Sunao (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrans. Alfred Haft)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"818\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBlending natural realism with elegant design, Hiroshige’s fish prints remain some of the most distinctive examples of late Edo-period ukiyo-e and reflect Japan’s deep appreciation for seasonal beauty, poetry, and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color faded as shown. Margins cut as shown. Not backed.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.hiroshige.org.uk\/Nature_Prints\/Nature_Fish.htm\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43742683660366,"sku":"MG1742","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1742-Hiroshige-Uozukushi-Abolone-Needlefish-and-Peach-blossoms-japanese-woodblock-print_ea3377ca-22cb-4f6d-81ea-f770a0f53cf4.jpg?v=1778607351","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1742-hiroshige-uozukushi-abolone-needlefish-and-peach-blossoms-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}