Description:
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915),Asakusa Bridge in Ryogoku Fire, Japan, 1881, color woodblock print, published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro, signed on print, publisher's seal on right margin, titled and dated on bottom, oban yoko-e, 7 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.
Condition: Buckling at a slanted angle, a bulge with dull crease to bottom, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: Purchased in 1983 from Japan Gallery, New York.
Estimate $800-1,000
Removed from frame, slight buckling, reverse lightly taped to mat, minor foxing and toning, minor tape and paper residue.
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