| Artist | KOBAYASHI, Kiyochika (1870-1917) |
| Title | "Distant View of Ryogoku Bridge at Motoyanagi" ("Motoyanagi-bashi Ryogoku Enkei") |
| Date | 1879 (later "re-strike" ca1950) |
| Series | Loosely as "Tokyo Landscapes." |
| Publisher | Mariashobu Publisher (Kyoto) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | unk |
| Image Size | 8 1/8 x 12 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; life-like reflections in water; highly detailed, crisply carved lines. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Seen in Smith's “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan" as Plate #44 (page 48). |
| Comments | Beautiful and evocative Meiji-era riverscene with Edo's most famous bridge, Ryogoku, seen in background. (Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII.) |
| Item # | JS-342 |
| Price | $165 |