Hiroshige -- "100 Views Edo -- Maple Trees at Mama, #94"

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Title "Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Linked Bridge" #94 ("Mama no Momiji no Yashiro Tsugihashi")
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 lower/upper sky, green/red maple leaves, water areas, and title cartouche; nicely visible woodgrain to sky; highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, minor wear, slight margin trimming.) Retains original album backing.
Reference/Illus "Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#94.
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-19
Price $400 (Sold) (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 111 years old.)