Hiroshige -- "60-Odd Provinces--Osumi, Sakurajima"

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Title "Osumi, Sakurajima" #67 ("Sakurajima Osumi")
Date 1853
Series "Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces"
("Roguju Yoshu Meisho Zue")
Publisher Koshimura-ya Heisuke (Koshihei)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 8 7/8 x 13 3/8
Impression Very Good. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky and water areas; nicely visible "woodgrain" to sky and water; highly detailed carving.
Condition Fair to Good. Quite good colors. (Scattered light spotting; light toning; wear/damages to margins; thin paper remnants upper verso margin. Blue coloring added to outer "notched" corners.)
Reference/Illus "Hiroshige--Brooklyn Museum" pl#46.
Comments Mt. Sakura is a well-known (and still active) volcano of southern Japan. "60-Odd Provinces" is considered to be technically Hiroshige's finest series. Unique visible "woodgrain" pattern confirms printing done via original blocks. (See related article #4: on authentication of prints. See "matted view"
(15 x 19 3/4 matting included if desired).
Item # JF-02
Price $675 (Sold/JB)
(Guaranteed early original)