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Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Hiroshige Tokaido Beauty browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1900: item # 42344
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| "Maisaka (Station 31)" depicting a beauty stopping to rest and smoke a pipe from the series "Fifty-three Illustrations of the Tokaido" by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858). This series depicts various beauties of the Koka Era placed against backgrounds of famous places. Dates 1844-1848. This is not a later edition or reproduction. It is a guaranteed original woodblock print by Hiroshige. The colors are exceptionally fresh and vibrant. This series is illustrated on pages 70-71 (Fig. 4 & 5) of "Hiroshige: Japan's Great Landscape Artist" by Isaburo Oka, Kodansha, 1992. Standard vertical oban print measuring about 14 1/2"V x 10"H. The censor seals and signature are at the right side of the image. The publisher's seal is at the bottom left. Very good impression and condition. The image is clearly visible on the back. The paper is wrinkled and there are a few thinned areas. Horizontal center fold. Small, faint spots by her foot. Narrow album mounting strips along the right and left sides. | ||||||||
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