HASEGAWA SETTAN. Paesaggio di montagna con torrente e un tempio.Edo, 1830-1836Xilografia in bianco e nero. Foglio di 258x170 mm. Immagine inquadrata da linea nera. In basso a destra scritta in Kanji. Buono stato di conservazione. Rara stampa con un vasto paesaggio. In lontananza, in cima a un colle, un tempio sormontato da una scritta in Kanji.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 torrent and temple.Edo, 1830-1836
Black and white woodcut. Sheet of 258x170 mm. Illustration framed by black line. On right bottom an inscription in Kanji type. Good condition.
Rare print with a vast landscape. In the distance, on top of a hill, a temple surmounted by an inscription in Kanji.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.