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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		Famous Places of the Eastern Capital  ('Totô Meisho') Kanda Myôjin Higahsizaka ('East Slope at the Kanda Myojin Shrine')
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga, with red seal: Ichiryûsai Publisher's seal:       Kikakudô (i.e. Sanoya Kihei = FIRST edition!) Date:                          c. 1835 Size:                           ôban yoko-e (c. 24.5 x 37 cms / 9 1/2" x 14 1/2") Condition: VERY FINE impression and color of the FIRST (!) edition. (*) A faint, unobtrusive centerfold mark, minor trimming of the blank margins, else in FINE condition. ref. no.: # 783437 Price: € 4,300.00

(*) A fine, FIRST edition impression, indicated by the red stamp of the publisher, Kikakudô (later impressions carry a black stamp of the publisher Sanôki! - The entire series consists of c. 40 prints, and was produced continuously from 1833 to 1843. - Here visitors are enjoying the city view, while others are climbing up to / or leaving the shrine area. Reference:  Edward F. Strange, "The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige; London, 1925: List of series titles on p. 174.

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