| Title | "Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho" #46 ("Yoroi no Watashi Koami-cho") |
| Date | October 1857 |
| Series | "100 Famous Views of Edo" ("Meisho Edo Hyakkei") |
| Publisher | Uoya Eikichi |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 8 7/8 x 13 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Good. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky and water areas; nicely visible "woodgrain" to sky and water; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Fair to Good. Quite good colors. (Scattered light spotting; light toning; numerous holes/damages to margins; thin paper remnants upper verso margin; single tiny pin-hole to image. Blue coloring added to outer "notched" corners.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#46. |
| Comments | From Hiroshige's most celebrated series, the highly desirable image chosen for
"Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" book's front cover. Unique visible "woodgrain" pattern confirms
printing done via original blocks. (See related article #4: on authentication of prints. See "matted view" (15 x 19 3/4 matting included if desired). |
| Item # | JF-01 |
| Price | $900 (Guaranteed early original) |