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| Title |
"(Wisteria at) Kameido Tenjin Shrine" #65 ("Kameido Tenjin Keidai") |
| 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 3/4 x 13 1/4 |
| Impression |
Excellent. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to upper/lower sky, wisteria, stonework, water area, and title cartouche; visible woodgrain to sky and water; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Very Good++. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, pigment migration stain, light wear/soiling, slight margin trimming.) Retains original album backing (lower portion removed). |
| Reference/Illus |
"Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#65. |
| 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-24 (Reserved--HH) |
| Price |
$375 (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 111 years old.) |
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