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HIROSHIGE II, Utagawa (1829 - 1869)		ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO 'Evening View of Paulownia Plantation at Asakasa in Downpour'
		Signed:                     ni-sei Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:    Uo-Ya Eikichi Dated:                       4th lunar month of the year 1859 Size:                          oban tate-e (c. 36. 2 x 24. 7 cms / 14 1/4" x 9 3/4") Condition: Impression:    very fine, with 'mica'. Colors:            very fine Condition:       fine overall. - Wide margins. -                           (small binding holes at right margin, album backing) ref. no.: # 561493

This truly remarkable work by Hiroshige II and one of his masterpieces, is hailed for its fineness, and is shown here in a very sharp, clear impression. Bold parallel lines are laid upon the face of the composition to indicate rain, a convention which was quite startling in its day. This design was added to the original set of 'One hundred views of Edo' and replaced no. # 48, a different view of the paulownia grove by Hiroshige I, in editions published after the first Hiroshige's death in 1858, probably because the printing blocks had been lost or destroyed. Reference: Ukiyo-e Taikei, vol. XVI, no 48-1 and 48-2.

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