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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market53 Stations of the Tokaido - Meiji-era hagaki Size: 24.0cm by 18.0cm (9.45 in by 7.09 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Ando Hiroshige Era: Meiji | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: ¥ 80,000$ 629.00£ 490.00€ 575.00   Description: This is one of the more rare items in our Flea Market - a full set of Hiroshige's famous Tokaido designs published in Meiji 39 (1906) by Fujisawa Mankado, in Kyoto. This is identical to the set of 55 prints that was introduced and described by Dave in one of the David's Choice video presentations on YouTube, and then included in the Mokuhankan Collection online. On the publisher Fujisawa Mankado's website, there are excellent photos of the woodblocks, which are believed to be from the period .... it is very rare to be able to match up old prints with their original blocks! Each print (backed on card, ready for mailing, as if anybody would actually do that), is mounted together with a full explanation in Japanese of that location on the highway. The construction of the album is ‘accordion’ style, with the prints mounted on both sides of the pages. Condition: although the prints are toned with age (the album is over 110 years old!), and a couple are slightly soiled, this item has aged well, and is in excellent condition, with the binding being the original. But it is a delicate item, and you will need to handle it with care ... [Note: no dealer orders, please.] The front of the album. "From the brush of Hiroshige - Tokaido"  The back of the album:  The album from the top angle:  Here are some spreads from the album:    This spread is in perhaps the worst condition of the set in terms of soiling:    On the left page, there is writing by the previous owner:  This spread has been repaired with tape:        Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (102) kacho-e (26) landscape (54) bijin-ga (18) contemporary (16) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (69) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (3) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (12) Yoshida family prints (48) Doi Hanga prints (54) Miyakodori prints (5) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (60) kacho-e (28) yakusha-e (13) landscape (122) bijin-ga (73) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (4) set (29) books (5) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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