Hiroshige - View of Shiba Coast

Utagawa Hiroshige

Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. 108 View of Shiba Coast (Shibaura no fūkei). One of the first five prints sanctioned by the censors. 芝うらの風景
The vertical rectangular cartouche upper right contains the series title on a red ground; the square cartouche upper right contains the title of the individual print. The seal of the publisher appears outside the lower left margin of each print.

Date: 1857

Condition: Not backed, green ink has a blue hue due to the photochemical fading of the yellow colorant (orpiment) common in Hiroshige prints. Cropped as shown, minor blemishes.

Publisher: Uoya Eikichi

Format: Vertical ōban