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| Notes (1st edition) | This print was originally issued as part of a loosely constructed series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tokyo meisho) consisting of 93 prints issued from 1876-1881 by two publishers, Matsuki Heikichi and Fukuda Kumajirô. | |
| Publisher (this edition): | Fukuda Kumajiro (Gusokuya) | Maria Shobo |
| Date of this item: | 1879 | 1950s |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Keio University print. | Title or Description Ship at Shinagawa Bay (Shinagawa kaijo no chobo) ??????? Series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tokyo meisho) Artist Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847-1915) Signature Kobayashi Kiyochika hitsu Seal none Publication Date originally 1879 (Meiji 12) by Fukuda Kumajirô. This print c. 1950 Publisher Maria Shobo ?????, Kyoto (The publisher's single katakana character, ? (Ma) normally appearing just below the margin cartouche, as shown below, is absent from all copies of this reprint.) Edition c. 1950s from recut blocks Impression excellent Colors excellent Condition excellent Genre ukiyo-e - meisho-e Miscellaneous Format horizontal oban H x W Paper 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (23.5 x 35.2 cm) H x W Image 8 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (20.6 x 32.4 cm) About This Print This print was made in the 1950s by the Kyoto publisher Maria Shobo from recut woodblocks, copying the original 1879 design. Two series of Kiyochika designs, each consisting of 12 prints were issued. The recut prints generally, but not always, have the publisher's identifying Ma character beneath the cartouche in the print's margin. Maria Shobo was established in 1924 and continues to publish books. |