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  • Détail du visage féminin et des pluviers en vol sur estampe ukiyo-e d’Utagawa Kuniyoshi, période Edo
  • Estampe japonaise Edo d’Utagawa Kuniyoshi représentant la rivière Tamagawa aux pluviers dans la province de Mutsu, XIXe siècle
  • Mise en scène dans un salon de l'estampe Kuniyoshi la Tamagawa aux pluviers
  • Signature d’Utagawa Kuniyoshi et sceaux de censure Murata Heiemon et Mera Ta-ichiro sur estampe Edo
  • Détail d’estampe japonaise ancienne montrant les pieds d’une femme au bord de la rivière Tamagawa et le sceau de l'éditeur Sanoki, période Edo
  • Portrait de femme à la coiffure traditionnelle sur estampe ukiyo-e d’Utagawa Kuniyoshi, période Edo
  • Vol de pluviers dans un paysage de rivière Tamagawa sur estampe japonaise Edo de Kuniyoshi
  • Visage féminin à l’expression délicate sur estampe ukiyo-e de Kuniyoshi, art japonais du XIXe siècle
  • Détail de pluviers en vol dans un ciel dégradé sur estampe japonaise ancienne de la période Edo
  • Détail de kimono aux motifs traditionnels sur estampe japonaise Edo d’Utagawa Kuniyoshi
  • Détail d’estampe japonaise Edo de Utagawa Kuniyoshi montrant le motif de kimono et les pluviers au-dessus de la rivière Tamagawa
  • Verso d’estampe japonaise Edo observé sous lumière intense révélant la trame et les fibres du papier washi ancien
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Original Japanese print – Utagawa Kuniyoshi – Mutsu Province, Chidori no Tamagawa – Edo 1847-1850

Original Japanese print – Utagawa Kuniyoshi – Mutsu Province, Chidori no Tamagawa – Edo 1847-1850

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    Traditional Ukiyo-e print, original woodblock print. [This print is not a modern reproduction]

    Print Type: Fūkei-ga 風景画 & Bijin-ga 美人画
    (poetic landscape and female figure)

    🎨 Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳 (signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga 一勇斎国芳画)

    📅 Publication Date: Between 1847–1850, Edo period

    📜 Publisher: Sanokiya Kihei 佐野喜兵衛

    📏 Format: Ōban Tate-e 大判縦絵 (approximately 25 × 35.5 cm)

    Origin: Japan, unearthed in Hiroshima Prefecture

    Censor Seals: Murata Heiemon 村田平右衛門 & Mera Ta-ichirō 米良太一郎

    Title:
    Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa 陸奥国千鳥の玉川
    "The Plover River Tamagawa in Mutsu Province"

    Subject:

    This print by Kuniyoshi depicts a woman on the shore, carrying water buckets suspended from a pole, while plovers (chidori) circle above her. The scene takes place in a landscape in Mutsu Province (present-day Tohoku).

    Analysis and Meaning of the Scene:

    The work is part of the Japanese poetic tradition of Tamagawa ("jewel rivers"), symbolic places associated with the purity of water, the sound of the current, and melancholy. The Six Tamagawa are famous poetic places in classical Japanese literature, known as utamakura. Chidori no Tamagawa is one of the most well-known themes.

    The Symbolism of the Chidori:

    The chidori, a small wading bird known in English as the plover, literally means "thousand birds" in Japanese. Always moving in groups, it is considered an auspicious bird. Often associated with the wave motif, the chidori symbolizes courage and determination in the face of natural elements, as well as the ability to overcome life's difficulties.

    Condition:

    Print in good overall condition for a mid-19th century work.

    • Colors very well preserved
    • Slight natural patina due to age
    • No tears or missing parts
    • Small central fold
    • A few small holes (see close-up photo)
    • Old adhesive tape on the top corners at the back and washi tape on one edge. Absolutely invisible from the front.

    🦝 Our opinion:

    A sublime work by our favorite master Kuniyoshi. Everything is magnificent, from the bokashi gradation of the sky in Prussian blue, through the waves and plum blossom patterns on this beautiful woman's kimono, to the magnificently depicted chidori in full flight. In our opinion, a masterpiece!

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