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Hydrangea

Hydrangea
by Hiroshige 1 and Kunisada 1 (Toyokuni 3)

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Artist: Hiroshige 1 and Kunisada 1 (Toyokuni 3)
Title: Hydrangea
Series: 10 Flowers of the Edo Stage
Date of first edition?Not set
Publisher (first edition)?Ebisuya Shoshichi
Publisher (this edition)?Ebisuya Shoshichi
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 37871
Notes (first edition)?
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Saturday, 18 June 2005

Ten Flowers of the Edo Stage #7

Artist: Hiroshige I & Kunisada
Format: Oban tate-e: 14.75" x 10" approx

Subject: A magnificent collaboration between the two masters, the series is widely thought to be among their best joint works. Here the flower is Hydrangea. The bust portraits of two Kabuki stars, one holding a purple open fan decorated with a coastal panorama, the other actor holds a blue and white bowl of food.

Publisher: Ebisuya Shoshichi

Date: 1840's

Condition: Virtually full size with margins on left and at top edge. A small corner wear (rounding) bottom right. Minor creases, marks and flaws. Generally very good state of preservation.

Colour: Fine colors.

Impression: Superb 1st edition impression with gauffrage; printed on thick, creamy high quality paper. Like all prints from this publisher, printed with elaborate care

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