| Title |
"Fukagawa Lumberyards" #106 ("Fukugawa Kiba") |
| Date |
First printing 1856; 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 sky, foreground snow, umbrella, and title cartouche; "gofun" pigment splashed onto umbrella as snow; visible woodgrain to sky; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, faint transfer stain, slight wear, slight margin trimming.) Retains original album backing. |
| Reference/Illus |
"Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#73. |
| 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-23 |
| Price |
$425 (Reserved) (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 111 years old.) |