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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces  ('Roku-ju-yosshu meisho zue') Pine Groves at Kehi, Tsuruga - Echizen Province
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Koshihei Date:                          09/1853 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 35 x 24 cms / 13.8" x 9 1/2") Condition: EXCELLENT impression and color; two small, thin paper hinges au verso, narrow margins, else very good condition. Early impression ==> FIRST STATE! (pls.read below) ref. no.: # 732872 Price: € 2,500.00

The Kehi Pine Grove and Tsuruga Bay with Tsuruga Village at left. The Kehi Pine Grove, with the Pine Groves in Miho (Shizuoka) and Niji (Saga) were the three largest pine forests in Japan. The pine trees can be seen in the foreground and along the entire left-hand coast of Kehi Bay. This copy of the print is a VERY EARLY, - FIRT STATE -, impression, indicated not only by numerous, more elaborate printing highlights which are missing in later impressions, but also by three small block breaks in the water which are absent in later impressions when the entire section of the water was replaced. A very similar impression is found in the publication below, showing the entire series from the Prof. Gerhard Pulverer collection, comprising to a large degree very early, first-state, impressions. Reference: Marije Jansen, "Hiroshige's journey in the 60-odd provinces"; Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2004; no. 31, pp. 90-91.

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