Artist |
Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
Title |
"Chikugo Province, The Currents Around the Weir at Yanase, #60" |
Date |
First printing 1853; this edition Meiji "Memorial Edition" ca1900. |
Provenance |
na |
Series |
"Famous Places in Sixty Odd Provinces--Memorial Edition" ("Rokuju Yoshu Meisho Zue") |
Publisher |
Seal unread |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
Image Size |
8 7/8 x 13 1/2 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading;
highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning; a couple light
diagonal creases; few scattered marks.) |
Reference/Illus |
"1987 Ronin Gallery Catalogue" pl#60. |
Comments |
Considered by many to be Hiroshige’s finest and most dramatic series.
Faithfully re-printed using colors to emulate Hiroshige’s earlier prints
with much attention to detail. Seldom seen. |
Item # |
FG-102 |
Price |
$375 (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 100+ years old.) |