Utagawa Toyokuni II

1777-1835

Eight Celebrated Views: Night Rain at Oyama
(Meisho Hakkei: Oyama Yau)

signed Toyokuni hitsu, with red circular artist's seal Utagawa, the horizontal cartouche with the title, Meisho Hakkei Oyama Yau, followed publisher's seal Ise-Riban (Ise-ya Rihei, Kinjudo), a further description is in the sky to the left of the cartouche, juzen Fudo chojo no zu (view of the peak from Fudo), the censor's kiwame seal is on left margin followed by publisher's archaic seal Ise-Ri, ca. early 1830s

oban yoko-e 9 3/4 by 14 7/8 in., 24.9 by 37.7 cm

Exhibited:
Giapponisimo: Suggestioni dell"Estremo Oriente dai Macchiaioli agli anni Trenta, Galleria d'arte moderna, Florence, Italy, April 3 - July 1, 2012

Published:
Francesco Morena, Giapponisimo, Firenze Musei and Sillabe, 2012, pp. 88-89, cat. no. 12

price: Sold