| Artist | Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
| Title | "Chikugo Province, Shallows at Yanase, #60" |
| Date | First printing 1853; this edition Meiji "Memorial Edition" ca1900. |
| Provenance | Obtained from Robert Muller's Estate following his death. |
| Series | "Famous Places in Sixty Odd Provinces--Memorial Edition" ("Rokuju Yoshu Meisho Zue") |
| Publisher | Seal unread |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 8 7/8 x 13 1/2 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; "gauffrage" to rocks, clouds, and horizon;
highly detailed carving. (VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
| Condition | Very Good. Fresh, strong colors. (Faint stain lower/left corner; few surface scratches; light toning; few scattered marks.) Still "top-tipped" to original album backing. |
| Reference/Illus | "1987 Ronin Gallery Catalogue" pl#60. |
| Comments | Considered by many to be Hiroshige’s finest and most dramatic series. Faithfully re-printed using colors to emulate Hiroshige’s earlier prints with much attention to detail. Exceptional condition due to Muller's archival storage. Rarely seen. |
| Item # | EG-247 |
| Price | $300 (Sold/RR) (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 100+ years old.) |
