Fukagawa Lumberyards

The artwork

Snow falls on the logs standing upright and on the blue canal that winds between the yards, while in the foreground a large umbrella opens. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The intense blue of the water, the white of the snow and the warm wood colour of the logs.
• One of the brightest winter images of the series, perfect in a study or a living room.
• A gift for anyone who loves snow, wood and Japan.

It belongs to the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, the series that Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), the best loved landscape artist of Japan, published between 1856 and 1858; Edo was the name of Tokyo until 1868. It was the largest wooden city in the world, and the timber needed to build and rebuild it was an enormous wealth.

At first timber was kept near the centre. Then, in 1641, a great fire burned not only the houses but also the wood that would have been needed to rebuild them. From then on the government ordered the yards to be moved to Fukagawa, across the Sumida River, so that a new fire would not destroy both the city and the material to rebuild it. That is why Hiroshige finds here the upright logs and the canals between the stacks. Our reproduction comes from the impression in the Brooklyn Museum in New York.

In a study or a living room it brings the light of a snowy day. A gift for anyone who loves Japanese prints.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass