FICHE 14696
(1797 - 1858)
No. 51, Minakuchi: Famous Pine Trees at the Foot of Mt. Hiramatsu (Minakuchi, meishô Hiramatsu yama no fumoto)
Woodcut in colours
1855
Impression on Japan paper, signed Hiroshige hitsu, from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojûsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tôkaidô, published by Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô). Censor's seals Aratame, Hare 7.
Sheet: ôban (365 x 235 mm.)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the MFA of Boston.
Condition: a nice impression with margins. Slight light-staining in the edges. A small lack in the upper edge.