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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa
(1797 - 1858)
From: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido  (the so-called 'Gyosho Tokaido' series)
station no. 42: Kuwana (print no. #43 in the series)

Signed:                      Hiroshige ga
Publisher's seal:       Yamada-ya
Date:                          1841-42
Size:                           aiban yoko-e (c. 19.7 x 31.7 cms / 7 3/4" x 12 1/2")



Condition:
Good impression and color; restoration
to top margin, else in good condition.


ref. no.: # 732924
- Sold -
A country boat lies up at the foot of steps leading to a torii at right; at left, another puts out to sea with a half-raised sail.
Print no. #43 from the series, known as the Gyosho Tokaido, from the style in which the title is written.

Provenance:
Formerly property of a New York Musuem.

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