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Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo
Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo
Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo
Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo
Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo

Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo

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Time's Narrative: The Echo of Early Summer (蛙始鳴 — Kawazu Hajimete Naku)

As the world turns a vibrant green, we listen to the first chorus of the season. Hiroshige's iconic 'Moon Pine' captures the energy of early summer — where the ancient spirit of nature resonates through a modern lens. Van Gogh praised this circular composition as 'the green pine in a green sky.' May the energy of early summer, resonating through time, fill your space.

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Woodblock Print: Unsodo
Print Size:Approx.15.5 × 10.25 inch
Frame Size: 20 × 16 inch
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Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo

[When a Pine Branch Becomes a Lens]

Through the circular window of a twisted pine, nature and time resonate.

A bold composition praised by Van Gogh as "a green pine in a green sky." The unnaturally circular, manicured pine branch acts as a lens, framing Shinobazu Pond in the distance.

A work showcasing Hiroshige's almost surrealist playfulness. The extreme close-up of the foreground elevates natural forms into modern graphic design.

The perfect overlap of tradition and modernity. It brings intellectual humor and depth to your space.

Moon Pine at Ueno | Hiroshige × Unsodo

[Guardians of Time Preserving the Breath of Edo]

More important than being Japan's last publisher of hand-printed woodblock books is the "weight of time" that Unsodo has silently preserved for over 130 years. Amidst the wave of mechanization, they continue to carve woodblocks and infuse pigment into washi paper using the exact methods of the Edo period. At the tip of Unsodo's brushes and blades, the air and temperature of the era in which Hokusai and Hiroshige lived reside perfectly intact, without the slightest compromise. To own an Unsodo print is to experience the marvel of possessing one of the most brilliant eras of Japanese art in its purest form.