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#10. Ueno

#10. Ueno

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Source:: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Typical Price

Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $100–$600
Good later impression (Edo-period, worn blocks): $3,000–$12,000
Good early impression (vivid bokashi, crisp key lines): $12,000–$40,000
Fine early impression (exceptional color freshness and condition): $40,000–$100,000

From Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58), a 118-print series of vertical oban landscapes and genre scenes that defined the visual image of Edo for generations. A complete set sold for $405,400 at Sotheby's Online Jul 2024.

Description

Ueno hill, dominated by the great Kaneiji temple complex, was one of the most celebrated cherry blossom sites in Edo. This numbered view depicts the area around the Shinobazu Pond and the temple precincts, a landscape that drew both pilgrims and pleasure-seekers. Hiroshige depicted Ueno repeatedly, each version responding to a different season or time of day.