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HIROSHIGE Ando
FICHE 15618
(1797 - 1858)
Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami no zu)
Woodblock print
1848 - 1849
Impression on Japan paper, signed Hiroshige ga, from the series Famous Places in Edo (Tôto meisho no uchi), published by Fujiokaya Keijirô. Censors' seals Muramatsu,Yoshimura.
Sheet: horizontal ôban (255 x 375 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston.
Condition: light-staining, vertical fold in the center, small folds in the margins, stains in the sky and in the upper margin.
600 €
