FICHE 14701
(1797 - 1858)
No. 46, Shôno: Ancient Remains at Shiratori Mound (Shôno, Shiratorizuka koseki)
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. Small binding holes in the right edge. A small black stain in the right leg of the second men from the right.