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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Sixty-odd Provinces Series: # 41 Hoki
Artist: Hiroshige I
Format: Oban tate-e: 14.25" x 9.75"
Subject: 'Distant View of O-yama'. Peasants transplanting rice in a rain-storm, through which appears the form of the mountain in the distance. 'In late impressions the trees in middle distance (right) are printed too bright a green, and the mountain and trees behind not sufficiently strongly, nor the black streaks of cloud. One of the best plates', according to Stewart 'Subjects Portrayed in Japanese Colour Prints'. This example does not have any of the defects mentioned.
Publisher: Koshi-Hei
Date: 1853-56
Condition: Fine colors. Slightly soiled in bottom margin. Japanese album backing paper. Some wormholes, mostly repaired. Minor marks and flaws. Generally good state of preservation.
Impression: Very good, early impression with gauffrage and the rain printed in gray.
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