Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Two Brushes So-hitsu Gojusan Tsugi
Date: 1857 Publisher: Maruya Kishiro Format: Oban tateye Number of Prints: 56/56 (inc. title page) References: Strange , Stewart
In these prints, the upper part consists of a Tokaido view by Hiroshige and in the lower part there are large figures by Kunisada illustrative of legends. |
Tokaido Series by the Twin Brushes Artist: Hiroshige I & Kunisada Format: Oban tate-e: 14.25" x 9.5"
Subject: In the foreground an Osaka actor wearing a black kimono, in the background a snowy village with a river running through it. One of the masterpieces of this fine set.
Publisher: Maru-ya Kishiro
Date: 1854
Condition: Fine colors. Full size. Japanese album backing paper. Minor soils, marks and flaws. Generally fine state of preservation.
Impression: Fine impression with gauffrage and a lacquer pattern on the black kimono (not visible in scanned image).
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