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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		From One hundred Views of Edo: Yoroi Ferry, Koami-chô
		Signed:                      Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:       Uoya Eikichi Date:                          10/1857 Size:                           oban tate-e (c. 36 x 27.7 cms / c. 15" x 9 3/4") Condition: EXCELLENT impression and color; blank bottom margin very slightly trimmed; else in exellent overall condition. - Impression from a very early edition. ref. no.: # 783458 Price on request

"The Yoroi Ferry, which we see in the distance loaded with a standing crowd, carried passengers across the Nihonbashi River at the point where it widened abruptly after flowing under Edobashi Bridge. We stand here on the Kayaba-chô side, looking westward at the harmonious regularity of the warehouses of Koami-chô, where commodities such as rice, soy and oil, brought in from all parts of Japan to supply the shogun's capital, were stored..." (Henry D. Smith II, excerpt from the Brooklyn Museum publication below). Another impression of this work - "Yoroi Ferry", no. 46 in the series -, is shown on the front cover of the book: "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo", illustrating the entire series of the superb Brooklyn Museum collection. - Our copy of the print, as well, is from a very early (close to the first) edition. >> CLICK HERE << to compare our copy of the print with the one in the Brooklyn Museum. Reference: Braziller, "Hiroshige - One hundred Views of Edo"; Brooklyn Museum, 1986; no. #46, with a detailed description of the scenery.

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