Hiroshige II: Waka-Bay
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Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869)

Flying cranes over the picturesque bay of Wakanoura, located in today’s Wakayama prefecture.

Title: Kii Waka no ura (Waka bay in Kii province) – No. 52

Series: Shokoku rokujûhakkei (Sixty-eight Views of the Various Provinces)

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô), Edo

Date: 1862, 2nd month

Size: Vertical Chûban, 22,7 x 16,6 cm (image)

Very nice impression and colours. Right margin a little trimmed. Two smaller, expertly restored wormholes. Overall very good condition.

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