Hiroshige -- "Vertical Tokaido -- Landing of Seven-ri Ferry at Atsuta Station, Miya, #42"

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Title "Landing of Seven-ri Ferry at Atsuta Station, Miya" #42
Date First printing 1855;
this edition is 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/lower sky, boat, stone walls, and title cartouche; highly detailed carving.
Condition Very Good++. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning; few minor spots; light wear.) Unbacked.
Reference/Illus "1988 Ronin Gallery Catalogue" pl#812.
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 # FG-085
Price $375 (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 124+ years old.)