Untitled Japanese Print by Keisai Eisen
Artist:Keisai Eisen
Date:1836
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The Ina River Bridge, Nojiri from the series Kisokaido rokujukyu-tsugi, “The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kiso Highway”, published c.1836 by Takeuchi and Hoeido. Extremely rare first state of first edition of this fine design: Only the earliest edition has the geese above and beneath the bridge, the extra peaks in the same area and to the far top left. Also the signature is only found on earliest state. See Lane, Images from the Floating World, no.194 (A-B), p.190. Very good impression and colour. Very slight centrefold otherwise good condition. Signed Keisai ga. Status: Sold