Hiroshige -- "Shinmachi Bridge at Hodogaya"

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Artist Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Title "Shinmachi Bridge at Hodogaya"
Date Originally published 1833-34; later "re-strike" edition, ca1950/60's.
Series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido"
("Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi no Machi")
Publisher Bijutsu Shoin (Shuppan) (Kyoto, 1953-??)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 8 3/4 x 13 5/8 (plus margins)
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to clouds and foreground; highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors. (Slight toning; slight wear.)
Reference/Illus "Hiroshige--James A. Michener Collection"
Comments A wonderfully detailed and dramatic Hiroshige image--faithfully reproduced with meticulous attention.
(Not new--on nicely "age-mellowed" paper.)
Item # EG-374
Price $195