FICHE 19058
(1797 - 1858)
Tsuchiyama: Spring Rain (Tsuchiyama, haru no ame)
Woodblock print
circa 1833 - 1834
Fine impression on Japan paper, signed Hiroshige ga, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tôkaidô or Great Tôkaidô, published by Takenouchi Magohachi. Censor's seal kiwame (partially cut off).
Sheet: ôban (240 x 365 mm)
Reference: a proof is preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Condition: binding holes and ancient restorations in the left corners, otherwise in good condition.