HASEGAWA SETTAN. Paesaggio di montagna con villaggio.Edo, 1830-1836Xilografia in bianco e nero. Foglio di 250x165 mm. Immagine inquadrata da linea nera. Buono stato di conservazione. Rara stampa con un paesaggio in cui è raffigurato un tipico villaggio giapponese. Hasegawa Settan, 1778–1843, vissuto durante il tardo periodo Edo, nato a Edo, in origine era uno scultore del legno e ha scolpito i blocchi di legno per molte stampe ukiyo-e. Creò le xilografie per l’opera Edo meisho zue, un catalogo illustrato delle attrazioni di Edo e dei suoi dintorni. Per i suoi successi artistici, Hasegawa Settan è stato insignito del titolo buddista onorario Hokkyō, “Ponte del Dharma".H. Kerlen, Catalogue of Pre-Meiji Japanese Books and Maps in Public Collections in the Netherlands, Amsterdam, 1996, n 224; V. Béranger, Recueils Illustrés des Lieux Célèbres, Ebisu, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 81-113; T. Screech, The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996.

HASEGAWA SETTAN. Mountain landscape with village.Edo, 1830-1836
Black and white woodcut. Sheet of 250x165 mm. Illustration framed by black line. Good condition.
Rare print with a landscape depicting a typical Japanese village.Hasegawa Settan, 1778–1843, lived during the late Edo period, born in Edo, was originally a wood carver and carved the wooden blocks for many ukiyo-e prints. He created the woodcuts for the work Edo meisho zue, an illustrated catalog of the attractions of Edo and its surroundings. For his artistic achievements, Hasegawa Settan was awarded the honorary Buddhist title Hokkyō, "Bridge of the Dharma".H. Kerlen, Catalogue of Pre-Meiji Japanese Books and Maps in Public Collections in the Netherlands, Amsterdam, 1996, n 224; V. Béranger, Recueils Illustrés des Lieux Célèbres, Ebisu, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 81-113; T. Screech, The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996.