Hiroshige -- "100 Views Edo -- Great Bridge at Senju, #103"

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Artist ANDO Hiroshige
(1797-1858)
Title "Great Bridge at Senju, #103 ("Senju no Ohashi")
Date First printing 1856; this orignial print 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 Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, clouds, and water areas; highly detailed carving.
Condition Very Good. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning; few scattered marks; light wear; light rubbing lower/right corner.) Retains original album backing.
Reference/Illus "Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#103.
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 # EG-275
Price $475 (Not a recent "re-strike," guaranteed 125+ years old.)