Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces
Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces
15,400JPY (includes tax)
Color woodblock print
Echizen Japanese paper
34×23cm
MADE IN JAPAN
A popular series from Hiroshige's later years depicting famous places around Japan
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Known as Ukiyo-e painter who depicted various themes such as actors, beautiful women, and warriors.
“Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province” is considered a masterpiece in the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces. The reproduction of this ukiyo-e work was produced by publisher Unsodo using the original first print of the work, which is part of the ukiyo-e collection of Hara Yasusaburo(native of Tokushima), leading figure in the Japanese financial world and former chairman of Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.