Hiroshige -- "Vertical Tokaido -- Clouds of Dawn at Nihon Bridge in Edo #1"

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Artist ANDO Hiroshige
(1797-1858)
Title "Clouds of Dawn at Nihon Bridge in Edo" #1
Date First printing 1855; this orignial print 1891 "Memorial Edition."
Series "Fifty-three Famous Views of the Tokaido--Memorial Edition" ("Gojusan-Tsugi Meisho Zue")
Publisher na
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 8 3/4 x 13 1/2
Impression Very Fine.
Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to upper sky, Fuji, rooftops, fog/cloud areas, and water; highly detailed carving.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, few tiny spots, very faint transfer stain (lower right), slight trimming.) Top-tipped to album sheet, unbacked.
Reference/Illus "1988 Ronin Gallery Catalogue" pl#801.
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-47
Price $575 (Not a recent "re-strike," guaranteed 125+ years old.)