| Artist | Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
| Title | "Kai Province, Monkey Bridge ("Sarubashi"), #13" |
| Date | First printing 1853; this edition Meiji "Memorial Edition" ca1900. |
| 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 cherry blossoms, cliffs, and mountains; nicely visible
woodgrain; highly detailed carving. (VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (Light toning; few scattered marks.) |
| Reference/Illus | "1987 Ronin Gallery Catalogue" pl#14. |
| 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.
Rarely seen. (Same as prior DG-305 item.) |
| Item # | EG-691 |
| Price | $475 (Sold/DK) (Not a recent "re-strike"--guaranteed 100+ years old.) |
