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Subject:Antique Hiroshige Woodblock Signature details, etc.
Posted By: Skippy Thu, Dec 13, 2018 IP: 2600:1700:9981:47b0: We know this is an antique Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) - "Nisaka" from the series "Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido" Outside of frame measure 14 inches high by 19 1/2 inches wide. |
Subject:Re: Antique Hiroshige Woodblock Signature details, etc.
Posted By: Stephane Jardonnet Thu, Dec 13, 2018 The seal on the side is from Wanatabe Shozaburo Printing company. They opened their business in the early 1910's. |
Subject:Re: Antique Hiroshige Woodblock Signature details, etc.
Posted By: Stan Thu, Dec 13, 2018 Given the quality of your photos, I can't be certain, but I believe your print is not an original but a later repro. The seal in question doesn't appear on original prints at the Boston MFA: |
Subject:Re: Antique Hiroshige Woodblock Signature details, etc.
Posted By: geo. Thu, Dec 13, 2018 It's a little hard to see without my glasses, but it looks to be the Watanabe seal. Watanabe is a modern publisher of Ukiyo-e and other woodblock prints. I believe they were founded in 1906. |
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