Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Artist Hiroshige & Toyokuni III - Twin Brushes Series Title Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Fifty-three Stations by Two Brushes Edition First State, with pink background Date 1854 Publisher Maruya Kyushiro Reference No #5 in the Series Size 14 x 9 -3/4 " Condition Very fine, with superb colors and rich, pink background.
Notes: Far superior to any of the examples shown on major museum sites, including MFA, Tokyo, Harvard, etc.
Light album backing. Small binding holes.
SCARCE IN THIS STATE AND CONDITION. |
Twin Brush Tokaido Series: # 2 Kawasaki Artist: Hiroshige I & Kunisada Format: Oban tate-e: 14.25" x 9.5"
Subject: In the foreground a bijin and her small child seated decorating boxes, a speciality of the region, in the background a distant view of Fuji through the mist from the ferry ay Kawasaki.
Publisher: Maruya Kyushiro
Date: 1854
Condition: Fine colors. Japanese album backing paper. A tiny wormhole on the desk. Slightly soiled and rubbed at base. An album fold along left edge. Minor marks and flaws. Generally quite good state of preservation.
Impression: Fine impression.
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