Hiroshige: The Hashiba ferry at the Sumidagawa
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Springtime at the riverbanks of the Sumidagawa; smoke is rising from the pottery kilns in the foreground, ferryboats are crossing the river, cherry trees are blooming at the horizon.

Title: Sumidagawa Hashiba no watashi kawaragama (The tile kilns and Hashiba ferry at the Sumida river)

Series: Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo)

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi (Uoei), Edo

Date: 4/1857

Size: Vertical Ôban, 33,7 x 22,5 cm (image size)

Excellent impression and colours. From an early (possibly the 2nd) edition, the wood grain of the plates very strong. Unbacked. Original margins trimmed, expertly remargined. A few tiny printer's spots, otherwise excellent condition.
Illustrated in Lane, Ukiyo-e, p. 249, no. 245 (37); Ukiyo-e Taikei, vol. 16, no. 37; Smith, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 37. Comparable copies: Chazen Museum of Art, Van Vleck Collection, no. 1984.1328, and 1980.1616; Waseda 201-1386; Tokyo National Museum (TNM) no. C0080794; Honolulu Museum of Art, Michener Coll. 22728.

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