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The two women in the foreground enjoy cups of tea, while their young companion, in a straw hat, walks along the path and seems to trail a stick in the small gutter. In the background we see the various temple buildings in deep vermilion, contrasting nicely against the surrounding cypress trees and green landscape. According to legend, the temple was built in the 9th century to enshrine a statue of Fudo Myo-o--the entire district of Meguro was actually named after this statue. Sadly, most of the buildings were destroyed by fire in 1978, although many have since been rebuilt. The only signs of westernization are the straw boater on the gentleman in the middle distance, and the two street lamps behind him. 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Despite the challenges of this narrow format, Hiroshige here communicates the atmosphere of Takanawa on a summer evening in the Edo period very effectively. Notice how this master of design has used diagonals throughout the picture; this was a special predilection of the artist. The National Diet Library of Japan has this to say about this location during the Edo Period: “Takanawa was the name of the eastern part of present day Minato Ward centering on the Tokaido Highway, with Shiba to the north and west and Shinagawa to the south. There are several theories on the origin of the area name, including one that says it is an abbreviation of \"Takai nawate\" (high footpath). It is said that on the 26 day of January and July the image of the three honorable ones, Amitabha Buddha, Kannon and Seishi, can be seen in the moon, and people would wait for the moon to appear and pray during the \"Moon-waiting until the Twenty-sixth night\", and it is said this was particularly popular along the seaside from Takanawa to Shinagawa.” Note that this is a superior impression to the MFA example and is a scarce design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression and color. Very good condition. Barely visible center fold and thinned area near signature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e36.5 x 12.1 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eSee MFA, Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #103.16, pl. 1043; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #4.15. Quote is from the NDL “The Landmarks of Edo in Color Woodblock Prints” website.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40208540532818,"sku":"HIR530","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/HIR530.jpg?v=1666669280"},{"product_id":"kitao-masayoshi-北尾政美-pied-wagtail-lotus-and-iris-plants","title":"Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美: Pied Wagtail, Lotus and Iris Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eKeisai 蕙斎 (Kuwagata Shôshin 鍬形紹真 Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003ePied Wagtail, Lotus and Iris Plants\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1789 (this edition ca. early 1800s)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWagtail (Sekirei). A wagtail perches in a marsh on a dried lotus pod, facing towards a flowering lotus and lovely yellow flowering plant. Each plant has distinctively shaped leaves. The Met Museum notes that the conceit of this album is that the birds were “imported” from China via Nagasaki–however, this bird is commonly found in Japan. Hillier notes that this series has an “exotic” flavor, as Masayoshi based his drawings on those of a Chinese artist.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHillier also notes that Masayoshi was unusual in that unlike most of the Ukiyo-e artists, he was not tied to Edo or the normal range of [ukiyo-e] subjects. Terrific and scarce kacho-e; this edition matches the Chazen Museum example which was purchased in 1929. This edition of this work has the artist’s signature and seal, so it must be from a second edition, probably printed sometime in the early 19th century. The MFA also has a signed version of a design from this album. The first edition was published in 1789 and it was republished in 1793.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression and color; very good condition. Surface soil lower left and pinhole at right.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e25.7 x 38.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eJack Hillier, “The Art of the Japanese Book” (1987), pages 469-470. See MET Museum. RISD museum, Chazen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSignature: \u003c\/strong\u003eKeisai sha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitao Masayoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40266379264082,"sku":"MAY012","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/products\/MAY012.jpg?v=1670479771"},{"product_id":"kitao-masayoshi-北尾政美-eurasian-jay-and-camellia-flowers","title":"Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美: Eurasian Jay and Camellia Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eKeisai 蕙斎 (Kuwagata Shôshin 鍬形紹真 Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eEurasian Jay and Camellia Branch\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1789 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA Eurasian Jay (Garrus glandarius; kakesu 懸巣) seems to contemplate the beauty of a blooming camellia, gazing intently at its bright yellow center. (In some publications it has been misidentified as a sparrow hawk, yôkin.) There is deluxe blindprinting on the white of the variegated flowers at left as well as in the tiny white feathers of the bird.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Met Museum notes that the conceit of this album is that the birds were “imported” from China via Nagasaki–however, this bird is commonly found in Japan. Hillier notes that this series has an “exotic” flavor, as Masayoshi based his drawings on those of a Chinese artist.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHillier also notes that Masayoshi was unusual in that unlike most of the Ukiyo-e artists, he was not tied to Edo or the normal range of [ukiyo-e] subjects. Terrific and scarce kacho-e; this edition matches the Met Museum example.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression and color; very good condition.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSmall ink notations verso, upper margin. Clean and bright overall.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e25.8 x 39 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eJack Hillier, “The Art of the Japanese Book” (1987), pages 469-470. See MET Museum. 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Binding holes at right and minor wormage in white area.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e25.6 x 38.3 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eJack Hillier, “The Art of the Japanese Book” (1987), pages 469-470. 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Perhaps the most lively and celebrated snow scene in this iconic series, the deep blue water of the canal and the colorful dress of the pedestrians provides cheerful contrast to the blanketing white snow. Sparrows frolic next to snow-laden bamboo branches that bend down in the foreground, filling much of the sky space. The curves of the bamboo branches contrast nicely with the strong perspective and straight lines of the daimyo mansion at left, as well as with the overall diagonal compositional elements that are Hiroshige’s hallmark. The bokashi in the channel at right contrasts so beautifully with the white snow at left, and the eye is led along a diagonal curve that begins lower right and travels clockwise until being led to the bright red gate in the distance that leads up to Atago Shrine.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCompares favorably to the British Museum example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good impression, color and condition. Large margins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry Smith II: “Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, plate 112. 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This portion of the Shakujii River was famous for its many maple trees, which here are shown in their deep orange fall colors. The trees were printed with an orange lead pigment, which oxidized in unpredictable ways to give the same effect as ever-changing autumn leaves. We see pilgrim bathers enjoying the waters around Benten Falls at right, as well as the entrance torii to the Grotto Benten, whose image is located within the cave itself. At left we see Matsuhashi bridge and a diagonal path that leads to Oji Gongen shrine. As Henry Smith II notes, the Takinogawa (”waterfall river”) of the title does not refer to the river itself, but to the area south of the waterway.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good impression, color and condition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban (36.2 x 24 cm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Smith II: Hiroshige One Hundred Famous View of Edo, plate 88. 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Our view is of a prominent graphic superimposed on a view of an ancient plum tree in bloom, one that has been fenced in for its protection. \u003c\/span\u003ePlum Tree Village was situated between the stations Kusatsu and Ishibe and was called ma-no-yad o \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e間の宿\u003c\/span\u003e, “resting place in between”. This was officially designated as Hon-jin \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e本陣\u003c\/span\u003e, a resting place for the all-important Daimyô and their officials as they traveled back and forth on the Tokaido. Plum Tree Village was famous for the medicine Wachû-san \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e和中散\u003c\/span\u003e, which notably cured the abdominal ache of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (who came to power in 1603). This medicine shop had 5 branches in Edo, therefore, it is marked as the original\/main house. Within a black diamond in the center circle is written Wachû-san \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e和中散本家\u003c\/span\u003e, the name of the medicine (in the vertical writing); honke, \"original\/main shop\" is written in the horizontal. This would seem to be something of a very early type of pharmaceutical advertisement by Japan’s most famous print artist. \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe first edition of this untitled Tokaido series by Hokusai were privately published as surimono in 1804 for a kyoka poetry club and included poems in the sky. Even this second edition, published in 1804 without poems. has become quite hard to find. 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Hokusai has warmly depicted a group of such pilgrims, the men focused on the process of purifying their bodies by standing under the falls with fortitude before climbing out to dry themselves and reclaim their clothes and packs. Several of the men carry wooden swords as offerings which will presumably be offered at the Aburi Shrine that is further up Mount Oyama. We see traveling hats stacked at right with the seal of the publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi winkingly adorning the topmost one. Men here seem to be resting and conversing in a cottage, cloths hanging to dry nearby--their relaxed mien hints that they might have already visited the temple. The publisher has also snuck in his name “Ei” on the hat hanging on the fence at bottom as well as his trademark on the robe of the man dressing at lower left. This edition has been printed with a spring green rather than a lemon yellow at bottom left and in the cliffs, and the roofs are also a green-brown rather than an orange color. 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There is a ladder where one tengu hands a large bowl to his compatriot, while other tengu carry serving trays with covered lacquer bowls, holding them high while they walk along the pine branch, towards a gathering of five tengu who are making merry, one consuming sake from an enormous cup. Only one tengu is shown looking down at the procession. The tengu shown are both types of tengu; some have long noses and some have birdlike beaks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom the series known as the Processional Tokaido, which was\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ecommissioned by the authorities to promote the shogun’s procession from Edo to Kyoto in 1863. Sixteen of the major print artists of the time were enlisted for this large project, from the youthful Yoshitoshi to the elderly Kunisada. 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Very interesting view of crowds packed aboard the captured Chinese battleship Chinen 鎮遠 in its new home port at the Yokosuka navy yard in Kanagawa Prefecture.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe see men, women and children packed in joyous celebration rather incongruously on the deck of this captured Chinese vessel of war, which seems to have been meticulously rendered. One man hugs a ventilation tube, as others wave their arms and hats. To the right we see a peaceful bay, and in the center are lines of small boats packed with passengers eager to board and join the party. Gekko has chosen a rather difficult angle, and he balances the foreground with some old-fashioned glove clouds to make this artistically successful. This depiction is so detailed that this dealer would assume that the artist attended the event himself, or perhaps viewed a photograph of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom the excellent online article from the Hoover Institution Library \u0026amp; Archives we can read the following details in “Fanning the Flames: Propaganda in Modern Japan”:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Chinen (Chinese: Zhenyuan 鎮遠; also romanized as Chen Yuen) was a German-built Chinese Beiyang Fleet turret ship of the 19th century. Built with 14-inch (360 mm) thick armor and modern Krupp guns, they were superior to any in the Imperial Japanese Navy at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShe fought in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) at the Battle of the Yalu River, which took place on 17 September 1894. 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Japanese press reported every move of the Zhenyuan. Nishiki-e artist Ogata Gekkō produced the above triptych showing the crowded scene of Zhenyuan viewing in Yokosuka. The work went on sale around August 27, 1895. The Zhenyuan, now called Chin’en (Chin Yen) and the only capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was repaired and officially entered service for the Japanese Imperial Navy on September 7, 1896.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. Near mint. Tiny smudge in sky upper right. 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This one is on the road leading north from Nihonbashi, the Kanda River embankment seen at right. Hiroshige\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehas evidently put to good use his previous experience as a fire warden, which likely meant many hours spent in fire towers, looking down at the activities of of the townspeople of Edo unfolding far below. This dealer always wondered how his bird’s eye views were so compelling, and it was the recent NHK dramatic (soapy) special on the artist that showed Hiroshige spending time in fire towers prior “making it” as a successful print artist that does lead one to connect the dots. We also see the strong Hiroshige diagonals that are often seen with this series, and the rather large empty space in the middle of the composition also reflects Hiroshige’s fondness for indirect views. At left we see the mansion of a daimyo, and lower left is a procession that includes ladies-in-waiting at the front, indicating that the person in the red-topped palanquin is a woman, perhaps the wife of a daimyo. It is very interesting to see from above all the pomp and circumstance related to the movements of a regional lord. Red mists hug the river at right, and a hill rises behind what must be the gatehouse to the head of the unseen Shoeibashi bridge. The cartouche has been printed with a lovely tortoiseshell pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression and color; very good condition. 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These replicas were built in the late Edo period as a way for everyone to be able to enjoy climbing Fuji-san, including the elderly and children. This one offered a spectacular view on a bluff overlooking the Meguro River, with the real Fuji rising splendidly in the distance. We see two men walking the path, and small pine trees line the path that were planted at the time of the construction. Several visitors are enjoying tea at a tea stall at the foot of the replica. This example features a spring green color to the grass, as the work is dated the 4th month. The cherry trees planted for the enjoyment of patrons also seem to be in bloom, their branches a light pink. Some versions have the trees looking to be in autumn orange, and some later versions in a very bright pink.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good impression and condition. Very good\/good color. 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Looking more closely at the work, we can indeed note that the simpler patterns of yukata do seem to be worn as a top layer; the women have also hoisted up their hems, fastening them to an added belt, certainly in order to keep them free of sand as they walk the beach and wade the shallow inlets. We see Mount Fuji rising in the center of the composition, and at left are two terrific waves that are cresting towards the right amidst the breaking waves that are nearing the shore.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression and perfect color. Very good condition. With minor folds along the left margin of each sheet and very minor trimming at bottom of two sheets. 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The caves beneath the mountains contained many Rakan (disciples of Buddha) statues. We see pedestrians making their way along this improbable road that has been hollowed out along the riverbank.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ebeneath the shoulders of steep cliffs. Hiroshige has chosen a dramatic earthy orange color for the cliffs, which fade then to yellow, then green, and then to brown at the top.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn the near shore is a single figure walking a much less claustrophobic route along the river, out in the open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. 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We see white at the edges of the peninsula which indicate small waves breaking, a charming touch. The many areas of bokashi on the land also gives the work a feeling of depth and contour, and are also indications of an early impression. The deep blue bokashi in the center of the design is lacking in later impressions. Kanzan temple was famous for its excellent views in every direction; we see a few houses that belong to the village Horie at left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. In the sky what are seen are large paper fibers, which are a natural part of the original artwork and are not to be considered flaws. \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban (36.5 x 24.7 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Koshimuraya Heisuke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e  See “Hiroshige’s Journey in the 60-Odd Provinces” (2004), page 50, number 11 . 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The title might also be “Whirlpools, Hita, Bungo (Hoshu) Province”, as this seems be the district of Hita and the reading of the Japanese title as kama-ga-fuchi, or whirlpools.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHita is known for is clear\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erivers that flow down from the mountains, and today many famous Japanese companies create beer, soy sauce and soft drinks from its waters. The most famous river in Hita is the Mikuma River, but that seems to flow rather peacefully, so perhaps the drama of these waters may be partially attributed to Hiroshige II’s artistic license. This is “first” deluxe edition, with all the additions of extra bokashi and areas of sparkling mica as well as the three-color cartouche. Bungo Province was in eastern Kyushu, in what is now Oita Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban 35.7 x 24.3 cm  \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e See Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum and the Edo Tokyo Museum for its deluxe edition.  \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshige ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Hiroshige II","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42233488113746,"sku":"HII041","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/HII041.jpg?v=1765005095"},{"product_id":"kuniyoshi-国芳-view-of-the-pleasure-quarters-of-yokohama-横浜廓の図","title":"Kuniyoshi 国芳: View of the Pleasure Quarters of Yokohama 横浜廓の図","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Kuniyoshi 国芳 (1797-1861)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e View of the Pleasure Quarters of Yokohama (Yokohama kuruwa no zu) 横浜廓の図\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1860, 6th Month\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFascinating “bird’s-eye” view from above of the bustling pleasure quarters in the pivotal year when foreigners flooded the exotic new port city of Yokohama, which opened to them in 1859. We see the\u003c\/span\u003e Miyozaki red-light district 港崎遊郭 on the right, which opened November 10, 1859 on the Ôtaya-shinden, which was reclaimed land.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was modelled after the long-established Edo Yoshiwara district, and a moat was built surrounding the quarter by using the water channeled from from the River Ôoka. Therefore we see only one big entrance gate, Daimon, with a cherry tree to the right, that leads into the quarter. The famous Ganki-rô 岩亀楼 (Tea House) is on the left. The pleasure quarters were later moved\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eto Yoshiwara-cho吉原町, Takashima-cho高島町 and Eishin永真 following a fire in 1866. Sadahide also made a panoramic view of these quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eKuniyoshi designed very few Yokohama-e scenes, and he seems more interested in the landscape than in making a close study of the foreigners. Large cherry trees blossom throughout the quarter. To the left we see what looks like a preamble arcade, with teashops that would perhaps arrange for visits with specific courtesans in the pleasure district. Inside the quarter, we see two Chinese men, and two other foreign men wearing western clothes. Two Japanese have stopped to gawk openly at the still-new sight of the foreigners, one with his hand scratching his head. In the distance we see many tall-masted ships that must have brought to the foreign visitors to these shores. \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eKuniyoshi passed away the following year, on March 5, 1861. We can also note that all of the colors in use here are still the older, nature-based pigments (except for Prussian Blue), although new colorants will start to appear in woodblock prints shortly after this date, as new colorants flooded in along with the foreign guests. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. Untrimmed and unbacked, with near-pristine colors. 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Following the very unhappy surprise of Commander Perry’s Black Ships appearing in Edo Bay in 1853, the isolationist Emperor Komei here shows his adoption of western military technology for his own purposes. After unsuccessfully attempting to build domestic steam warships, the Shogunate and the domains in 1861 shifted from building ships at home to buying them from the west. By 1868, apparently 26 were steamers. This steamship is not named in the title, and it would be the job of a scholar to ascertain whether this was a specific ship or a planned or amalgamated dream ship. It’s possible that this is the Kaiten Maru 回天, a paddle corvette of the Prussian Navy named the SMS Danzig that was sold in 1862 to the English firm Dorset and Blythe due to dry rot. She was renamed the Eagle and was bought by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1864, and later saw action during the Boshin war as the Kaiten Maru.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSadahide is famous for his depictions of the west’s Black Ships, but here we see a sailing ship with a steam paddle that is filled with the emperor’s samurai; below them is a row of cannons. The deck of the ship is covered with the purple curtains and banners bearing the emperor’s crest , namely “seven-five paulownia”七五桐,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003epaulownia with seven-petal flower in the center and two 5 petal flowers on both sides, which is used as the second crest of emperor’s family, indicating the presence of the emperor. (The first one is 16 petal chrysanthemum) The red \u0026amp; white stripes of fukinagashi is a warning sign of the oversized dimensions of this ship. 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The signs of the occupant are everywhere, although she is sensed rather than seen. At left we see a packet of hair pins in the shape of small rakes, one already pulled out, probably to admire in front of the client; these symbolize “raking in” wealth in the year ahead, and may be seen as a gift from her client. We see intimacy tissues, a rinsing bowl and a towel--perhaps she has just said goodbye to a client. Although some have surmised that the courtesan and her client might still be behind the privacy screen at left, to this viewer the room feels quite empty of people, and I’d guess that the cat would be turned towards any activity in the room. The cat has its innate feline detachment, and this, combined with the literal bars on the windows, help to create the feeling of being a world away from the huge procession of people in the fields of the middle distance. The crowds are gathered for the Torinomachi Festival, the busiest day of the year in the Yoshiwara. 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The sky has a very western touch. She goes about her work, carrying her seawater buckets as her kimono catches in the breeze, and notes with mild curiosity the arrival of the shogun’s procession at far left, a few retainers shown kneeling and literally cropped out of the picture. This series was all about the importance of shogun Tokugawa Iemochi’s procession between Edo and Tokyo and projecting his power along the way. The shogunate collapsed within a few years, but at the time 16 artists were enlisted to work on the series. The more bold and creative ones, like Kyosai and Yoshitoshi, found ways to show very little of the procession itself. Yoshitoshi was still in his early twenties at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression and color. Very good condition. 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