Hiroshige produced an estimated 8,000 designs over his 40-year career, making him one of the most prolific masters of ukiyo-e. His market has strengthened significantly in recent years, with the 2025 Sotheby's Paris record of $2.4M and growing international collector interest.
Oji-Takinokawa — the area around the falls at Oji, north of Edo — was famous for its maple trees, which turned spectacular colors in autumn, drawing leaf-viewing crowds much as Ueno drew cherry blossom viewers in spring. This numbered Edo view likely shows the wooded ravine and waterfall along the Shakujii River, a landscape that felt surprisingly rural despite being within the city's orbit.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
14. Oji-takinokawa was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
14. Oji-takinokawa depicts landscapes, waterfalls, and autumn foliage.
