Nihonbashi, Clearing after Snow

The artwork

On a winter morning, after a snowfall, the great Nihonbashi Bridge stretches over the river, and in the distance Mount Fuji rises all white into the sky. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The deep blue of the river, the white snow on the roofs and the pink of the horizon.
• A bright landscape full of life, which brings a sense of space to a living room or an entrance hall.
• A gift for anyone who loves Tokyo, Japan and antique prints.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), the best loved landscape artist of Japan, published the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo between 1856 and 1858 with the publisher Uoya Eikichi. Edo was the name of Tokyo until 1868. To open the series he chose this print and the place where everything began: Nihonbashi, «the bridge of Japan», from which distances to every corner of the country were measured.

In a single image Hiroshige brings together three faces of the city. In the distance stands Fuji, the sacred mountain, symbol of nature and of the divine. On the right is Edo Castle, home of the shōgun, the military ruler who governed Japan: this is power. In the foreground are the boats and the crowds on the banks: these are the common people, at work from early morning. Our reproduction comes from the impression in the Brooklyn Museum in New York.

In a living room or an entrance hall it brings the clear light of a winter morning. A precious gift for anyone who loves Japan.

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