{"product_id":"mg1848-hiroshige-listening-to-crickets-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Hiroshige - Listening to Crickets at Dôkan Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige \u003c\/strong\u003e(1797–1858)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamous Places in the Eastern Capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendō)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e, Meisho-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print, Oban\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListening to Crickets at Dôkan Hill from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho). Citizens would travel to Dôkan Hill (in modern-day Nishi-nippori) during the autumn to picnic, drink sake, and listen to the relaxing sounds of crickets and other singing insects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDōkan Hill belongs to a fascinating group of prints whose authorship remains the subject of scholarly debate. Although often attributed to Utagawa Yoshikazu, the design is now understood to be closely based on an earlier landscape by Utagawa Hiroshige. Whether these impressions were authorized reproductions or later copies remains uncertain, and examples are known both with and without Yoshikazu's signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.mfa.org\/objects\/237388\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/collections.mfa.org\/objects\/237388\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good color and overall condition. Minor repairs on the back of the print as shown. Not backed.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43984509239374,"sku":"MG1848","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1848-HiroshigeListeningtoCrickets-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1783718904","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1848-hiroshige-listening-to-crickets-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}