Raftsmen pole a log raft past blossoming cherry trees

Two raftsmen in green and orange robes pole a long log raft down a deep blue river, its current rendered in pale diagonal streaks beneath a band of white mist. Cherry trees in full pink-and-white bloom line the near bank above dark evergreen slopes, with two travelers walking a yellow path among the blossoms. A vertical title cartouche and the artist's signature with a red seal appear at right, and petals drift over the water's surface.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was the last great master of the ukiyo-e landscape print. Born into a family of fire wardens in Edo, he turned to printmaking under Utagawa Toyohiro and found his subject in the roads and seasons of Japan — above all in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1833–34) and the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58). His snow, rain and evening skies, and his bold near-and-far compositions, were studied closely by Van Gogh, Whistler and Monet. His prints are held by the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.