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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		One hundred Views of Edo Nihonbashi in Clear Weather after Snowfall
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Uoya Eikichi Date:                          5/1856 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 35 x 23 cms / 14" x 9") Condition: FINE, EARLY impression with fresh, unfaded colors, with color SHADING on roof tops and Mt. Fuji (the shading is missing in later editions); blank margins slightly trimmed, else in FINE condition. The 'inclined' bottom margin is in the photograph only, caused by an inaccurate camera adjustment. ref. no.: # 743053 - SOLD -

View onto the Sumida river and the Nihon Bridge ('Nihonbashi') after snowfall in clear weather. Lots of people are crossing the bridge; in the distance the cone of Mt. Fuji can be seen. - Nihonbashi is the starting point for travels along the Tokaido, and is print no. #1 in the series. Reference: Braziller, "Hiroshige - One hundred Views of Edo"; Brooklyn Museum, 1986; no. #1. Shueisha (publ.), Ukiyo-e Taikei; vol. 16, no. 1; 1975.

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