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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Hoeido Hoeido Hoeido
Date of this item: 1834 1834 1834
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
44 Yokkaichi
The hurricane. A man racing after his hat, bowled along by the wind, and another crossing a small bridge over a stream, his coat blown about him.
Yokkaichi Station was not only a port, but also a thriving market town. The name Yokkaichi literally means 'fourth day market' and is derived from the traditional market held on the fourth day of each month at this town.Travellers had to cross a series of tiny bridge built over the small rivers flowing through low level land along the seashore.
The Great Tokaido Series: # 44 Yokkaichi

Artist: Hiroshige I
Format: Oban yoko-e: 8.75" x 13.5"

Subject: The hurricane. A man racing after his hat, bowled along by the wind, and another crossing a small bridge over a stream, his coat blown about him. Considered one of the masterpieces of the series.

Publisher: Hoeido

Date: 1834

Condition: Good colors with slight fadng of red block. Trimmed to image. Slight offsetting. Minor marks and flaws. Generally good state of preservation.

Impression: Fine first edition impression with the coat in shaded colors.
Hiroshige-53Stations (Hoeido Tokaido)- Yokkaichi- 1.jpg is:

ARTIST: Hiroshige
FORMAT: Oban, Yoko-e
SIZE: 9.75 by 14 ins.
SERIES: Tokaido Gojusan-Tsugi no Uchi, (From the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido).
DESCRIPTION: Yokkaichi, Mie riverOji Inari no Yashiro, (Inari Shrine in Oji).br> DATE: ca.1833-34
PUBLISHER: Hoei-do
CONDITION: Light areas of thinning. Very feint vertical centre-fold, some fading, a little trimmed, otherwise good impression and condition. One of the most outstanding designs from the Great Tokaido of 1832.
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