ARTIST: HIROSHIGE

SIZE: 11 X 15 INCHES (27 cm X 35cm)

Full size OBAN

DATE: CIRCA 1960

AGE: 65 years old

GENRE: UKIYO-E (Pictures of the Floating World)

SUBJECT: Nature

MEDIUM: NISHIKI-E (INK ON PAPER)

MATERIAL: Washi japanese paper

VINTAGE: YES

AUTHENTIC: YES.

HANDMADE WOODBLOCK PRINT OR WOODCUT DONE THE OLD WAY (not a lithograph, not a poster and not done with offset or any other modern printing technique)

The artwork shown is a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print titled "Bara no hana" (Rose Flower) or "Roses and Small Bird," attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869).

This specific piece is a fan print (uchiwa-e) in the kachō-e (bird-and-flower) genre, featuring a small bird perched among flowering rose bushes in white, pink, and yellow against a vibrant red background.

Details of the Print

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige II (also known as Shigenobu).

Style: Kachō-e (bird-and-flower) woodblock print.

Composition: A fan-shaped design (uchiwa-e) featuring a small bird and several varieties of roses.

Reproductions: Many versions of this print available today are high-quality reproductions created in the 1960s by publishers such as Oedo Mokuhansha. These reprints often use traditional tesuri (hand-printed) methods on washi paper, sometimes featuring a silver mica background.