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.) |