HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Yoshiwara e isole galleggianti nella palude del Fuji, 1855 vasi and it is precisely this

and it is precisely this context that the scene seems to evoke

on reclaimed land along the bay: however

or the eyes of ancestors

The plate was then used for a UNESCO poster

HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Yoshiwara e isole galleggianti nella palude del Fuji, 1855 vasi and it is precisely thisBeautiful proof with excellent colors. Printed on Japanese paper, dating back to the Meiji era (1868 1912). In perfect condition. With excellent margins all around beyond the marginal line. The plate is part of the series Fifty three Stations of the Tkaid Vertical (Gojsan tsugi meisho zue). Bibliography Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fkei (1996), list #12. 8, pls. 216 217 Smith & Poster, 100 Views (1986), #73 Ukiyo e shka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250,