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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		One hundred Views of Edo Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkoji Temple
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Uoya Eikichi Date:                          2/1857 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 36 x 24.5 cms / 14 1/8" x 9 5/8") Condition: Fine impression and color; faint soil to the left and bottom margins, else in fine condition. ref. no.: # 743064 Price: € 4,800.00

A bird's eye view of the Kawaguchi ferry, and the Zenkoji Temple on the opposite shore. On the river, runnning from the top left to the bottom right of the design, a group of rafts is coming down. At the bottom, on the foreground three men are waiting at a small ferry station. - This is print no. #20 in the series. Reference: Braziller, "Hiroshige - One hundred Views of Edo"; Brooklyn Museum, 1986; no. #20. Shueisha (publ.), Ukiyo-e Taikei; vol. 16, no. 20; 1975.

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