| Title | "Hilltop View, Yushima Tenjin Shrine," #117 ("Yushima Tenjin Sakaue Chobo") |
| 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 lower sky, snow and water areas, and title cartouche; nicely visible woodgrain to foreground snow; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning, faint transfer stain (lower right), slight wear, few minor spots, slight trimming.) Retains original album backing. |
| Reference/Illus | "Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#117. |
| 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-28 |
| Price | $350 (Sold/PDT) (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 111 years old.) |