(Japanese, 1797-1858)
woodblock prints from the series "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road" (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), series and plate title cartouches to upper right corner, artist's signature, censor and publisher's seal, and date seal "Hare 7" (7th month, 1855) to lower left, inscriptions to margins, oban tate-e, comprising: "Fujieda: Fording the Seto River Fujieda" (Fujieda, Setogawa kachiwatari), no. 23; "Shono: Ancient Remains at Shiratori Mound" (Shono, Shiratorizuka koseki), no. 46; sheets both 14-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.; unframed
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
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Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
mounted, toning throughout, some color bleed, foxing, some surface abrasion, uneven trim to mounts, pencil inscriptions verso and to margins
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