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| Title |
"Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara" #100 ("Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi") |
| Date |
First printing 1857; this edition is 1891 "Memorial Edition." |
| Series |
"One Hundred Famous Views of Edo--Memorial Edition" ("Meisho Edo Hyakkei") |
| Publisher |
na |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
| Image Size |
8 3/4 x 13 1/4 |
| Impression |
Excellent. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, , clouds, and distant moonlite field; visible woodgrain to foreground; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Very Good to Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, minor wear, slight margin trimming.) Retains original album backing. |
| Reference/Illus |
"Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#109. |
| Comments |
A very fine printing from the 1891 "Memorial Edition," with much attention to detail. Exceptional condition due to having been preserved inside an album. |
| Item # |
BG-117 |
| Price |
$375 (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 111 years old.) |
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