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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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