Hiroshige -- "100 Views Edo -- Scattered Pines, Tone River (Fisherman's Net), #71"

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Title "Scattered Pines, Tone River (The Fisherman's Net)" #71 ("Tonegawa Barabara-matsu")
Date First printing 1856; this edition is 1891 "Memorial Edition."
Series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo--Memorial Edition" ("Meisho Edo Hyakkei")
Publisher na
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 8 5/8 x 13 1/4
Impression Excellent. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to lower/upper sky, clouds, netting, water area, and title cartouche; highly detailed carving.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, faint transfer stain, very slight wear, slight margin trimming.) Retains original album backing.
Reference/Illus "Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#71.
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 # BG-22
Price $325 (Reserved/PDT)
(Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 111 years old.)