Sneeuw in Asakusa · Kaminarimon-lantaarn · Een van Hiroshiges bekendste Edo-weergaven · Meiji 1891 – Japan – Meiji periode (1868-1912)

** Edo-period first impressions of this design sell at a high premium in comparable condition. This is the 1891 Memorial Edition, the Meiji commemorative issue of these designs, dated and documented as such in its own margin. It is an attractive way to collect Hiroshige’s Edo views: printed from recut blocks with traditional woodblock craftsmanship, in genuinely high quality, with Meiji-era colouring. It is also a Meiji antique in its own right, now more than 130 years old **Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重, 1797–1858), signed Hiroshige ga (広重画)Title: 浅草金龍山 Asakusa Kinryūzan, Kinryūzan Temple at AsakusaSeries: 撰出江戸四十八景 Senshutsu Edo Shijūhakkei, Forty-eight Selected Views of Edo. Original design No. 99 (winter section) of 名所江戸百景 One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, first published in the 7th month of 1856This Edition: 1891 Memorial Edition (Meiji recut), dated Meiji 24 (1891) in the left margin Technique: Woodblock print (mokuhanga), polychrome (nishiki-e)Format: Ōban tate-e, approx. 36 × 24 cm (14.2 × 9.4 inches)----------------------------------------Paper & conditionFair impression with very fine colours!. Moderate toning across the sheet. Minor foxing on the margin and a tiny loss. Otherwise sound with woodgrain. Please study the images!--------------------------------------------About the printKinryūzan is the mountain name of Sensō-ji, the temple better known as Asakusa Kannon.... lees verder bij Catawiki