Hiroshige, Andō [Hiroshige, Utagawa]; Enson, Ogawa [Edited by]

100 VIEWS OF EDO [Edo Hyakkei]

Tokyo: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1928. Early Printing. Octavo, 54 pages. In Good condition. Paper covers with wasobōn binding. General shelfwear to cover and text block, concentrated on edges and covers. Mild cracking to back cover. Front paste down partially separated from bottom right corner of front cover. Rubbing and chipping to spine. Mild staining to textblock, concentrated on prints 12-21. includes 27 color plates. Shelved in Case 11.

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Price: $850

NOTES

Utagawa Hiroshige was considered the last great master of ukiyo-e, a style of woodblock printing popular in Japan from the 17th to 19th century. This volume is the first 27 selected prints from his "100 views of Edo" series republished during the Taisho period of Japan.