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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces  ('Roku-ju-yosshu meisho zue') Pine Groves at Kehi, Tsuruga - Echizen Province
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Koshihei Date:                          09/1853 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 36.5 x 24.5 cms / 14 3/8" x 9 1/2") Condition: Good to very good impression, with very good colors, a small pinhole in the margin restored, glue remains au verso causing slight paper crease, else in very good condition. ref. no.: # 783436 Price: € 1,600.00

The Kehi Pine Grove and Tsuruga Bay with Tsuruga Village at left. The Kehi Pine Grove, with the Pine Groves in Miho (Shizuoka) and Niji (Saga) were the three largest pine forests in Japan. The pine trees can be seen in the foreground and along the entire left-hand coast of Kehi Bay. Reference: Marije Jansen, "Hiroshige's journey in the 60-odd provinces"; Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2004; no. 31, pp. 90-91.

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