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| Artist: | Hiroshige 1 Ando (1797-1858, Utagawa) — 歌川広重 |
| Title: | Ejiri |
| Series: | 53 Stations of the Tokaido [Hoeido/Great Tokaido, oban yoko] — 東海道五拾三次之内 (保永堂東海道) |
| Date of first edition?: | 1834 (circa) |
| Date of this artwork?: | c1834 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Hoeido |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Hoeido |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 29072 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Great Tokaido Series: # 23 Ejiri
Artist: Hiroshige I
Format: Oban yoko-e: 9.5" x 14.5"
Subject: A busy port in Hiroshige's time, Ejiri is now the bustling city of Shimizu, with a population of over a quarter of a million. In Hiroshige's design the sailingboats in the far distance are becalmed waitng for a breeze to carry them into the port. On the left hand-side rising from the sea is Mount Ashitaka.
Publisher: Hoeido
Date: c. 1834
Condition: Good colors. Trimmed on left margin with loss of Kiwame seal. Vertical centrefold. Wormage, largely repaired. Minor marks and flaws. Two mounting tapes at top edge on verso. Fair state of preservation.
Impression: Good impression. |
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