Hiroshige: Teppôzu and Tsukiji Honganji Temple (Sold)

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Title: Teppôzu and Tsukiji Honganji Temple
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Meisho Edo Hyakkei
Date: 7/1858

Sailboats, their sails printed with fabric-like texture, glide past the anglers near the stone jetty on the Teppôzu shore. The huge main hall of Nishi Honganji Temple can be seen, a flock of birds flying above. From the first edition.

Condition: Excellent impression, very good color and condition. Repaired binding holes along right edge, light rubbing at bottom.
Dimensions: ôban
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Literature: Henry Smith II: “Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, plate 78.
Signature: Hiroshige ga

SKU: HIR230