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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		One hundred Views of Edo Eko-in Temple and Moto-Yanagi Bridge in Ryogoku
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Uoya Eikichi Date:                          5/1857 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 36 x 24 cms / 14 1/4" x 9 3/4") Condition: EXCELLENT impression with fresh, unfaded colors, some minor surface soil, else in FINE condition. ref. no.: # 743085 - Sold -

View over the Sumida river with the Moto-Yanagi Bridge in Ryogoku. The snow-covered Mt. Fuji in the distance. - In the foreground at left, a wooden framework used to announce sumo fights at the Eko-in (temple). - This is print no. #5 in the series. Reference: Braziller, "Hiroshige - One hundred Views of Edo"; Brooklyn Museum, 1986; no. #5. Shueisha (publ.), Ukiyo-e Taikei; vol. 17, no. #5; 1975.

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