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A beauty in the foreground waves to her young companions, who run towards her on the beach. The beauty at left wears a western-style golden ring. We see a woman in the middle distance gathering seaweed, a village nestled in a cove, and Mount Fuji rising above the entire scene, surrounded by orange mist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression and color; very good condition. 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This impression is superior to the British museum example 1906,1220,0.558.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good impression, color and condition.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  ôban (37.3 x 26 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nishimuraya Yohei (Eijudô)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eSee Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, British Museum (2 examples), Honolulu Academy of Art, Legion of Honor, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gian Carlo Calza, Hokusai: Il vecchio pazzo per la pittura, 1999, p. 344, no. V48.4. 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