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LOT 285

Lot 285

Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night

Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
Lot 285 Details
Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night

From the series 'Hasegawa's Night Scenes'; chuban tate-e colour woodblock print, framed;
print 10 x 7.3 in (25.5 x 18.6 cm)
frame 16.2 x 12.7 in — 41.1 x 32.2 cm

Estimate $100-$200

Realised: $390
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Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
  • Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
  • Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
  • Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
  • Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
  • Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946), High Bridge by Night
Note:

The Hasegawa Publishing & Co. (also known as the Hasegawa-Nishonomiya Publisher) issued the collaborative series 'Night Scenes', including the artists Koho Shoda (1871-1946), Yoshimune Arai (1873-1945), Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915), Suzuki Gyosui (1898-?) and Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946). These prints depicted simple scenes of traditional Japanese settings using only shades of blue, grey, sepia, and black. Eijiro contributed three works to the series, including the current print.

Eijiro was inspired by European Japonisme, and even produced a print after a painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) titled "Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge". Many believe that Whistler was inspired by works by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), such as "Evening Moon at Ryogoku Bridge" and "Bamboo Yards, Kyobashi Bridge".

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge, Tate Modern, accession number N01959
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), "Evening Moon at Ryogoku Bridge", Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accession number P.75.51.451
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), "Bamboo Yards, Kyobashi Bridge", Brooklyn Museum, accession number 30.1478.76

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