Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858): Views of the Provinces, Bird & Flowers, a.o. / Limited edition set,

Description

Artist: Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Title:Views of the Provinces, Bird & Flowers, a.o. / Limited edition set, no. # 102/250.

Series: TWENTY-ONE woodblock prints issued from unpublished, original Hiroshige drawings. - FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE.

Date:19th c.: the drawings, 1990s (= FIRST edition!) : the final prints.

Medium:woodblock prints

Size/Format:tanzaku (c. 10 x 4.5 inches, each sheet)

Description:The complete, limited and numbered edition of twenty-one tanzaku-sized woodblock prints made from Hiroshige's original drawings. PLS READ introduction by Jack Hillier. Larger pictures of all 21 prints may be supplied on request. - The set comes in a 'chitsu' (cloth-covered Japanese-style wrapper) with each print in a separate paper mount, as well as a separate title list. Both, prints and mounts, carry the limited editon no. - This set carries the editon no. #102 of the total of 250 copies.

Condition:Excellent impression and color. Foxing to paper mounts only (not affecting the prints); paper crease marks at top corners of some of the prints where they are fixed to the mounts (not visible under the mount frames. These (minor) flaws are found with each of the 250 limited edition sets, - else the prints themselves and the chitsu wrapper are in very good condition.

Reserve: $1,200.00

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Condition

Excellent impression and color. Foxing to paper mounts only (not affecting the prints); paper crease marks at top corners of some of the prints where they are fixed to the mounts (not visible under the mount frames. These (minor) flaws are found with each of the 250 limited edition sets, - else the prints themselves and the chitsu wrapper are in very good condition.

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Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858): Views of the Provinces, Bird & Flowers, a.o. / Limited edition set,

Name: Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858): Views of the Provinces, Bird & Flowers, a.o. / Limited edition set,
SKU: 232598342
Price: 600 USD
Availability: InStock