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| Artist: | Hiroshige 1 Ando (1797-1858, Utagawa) — 歌川広重 |
| Title: | Miya |
| Series: | 53 Stations of the Tokaido [Vertical/Tate-e Tokaido, oban tate] — 五十三次名所図会 (竪絵東海道) |
| Date of first edition?: | 1855 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Tsutaya Kichizo |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Tsutaya Kichizo |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 29511 |
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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:
Hiroshige-53Stations (Vertical_Tate-e Tokaido)- Miya- 1.jpg is:
Upright Tokaido Series: # 42 Miya
Artist: Hiroshige I
Format: Oban tate-e: 14" x 9.75"
Subject: The ferry port of Shichiri. A group of seven people standing near a large red-brown torii built on the quay-side overlooking the harbour, which is protected by a spit of land running out from either side; junks sailing in and others at anchor by the quay-side. Deep indigo sky on the horizon betokening nightfall, graded to white and then dark blue at top. One of the masterpieces of this fine set.
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Date: 1855
Condition: Very fine colors without the usual oxidation of the orange block. Full size. Japanese album backing paper. A pinhole in left margin. Generally perfect state of preservation.
Impression: Very fine impression of the first edition with very strong woodgrain visible in the background.
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