Item/Description: Japanese fabric covered art folio, 1960 edition, features 35 color lithographs. Translated from label inside cover: A collection of masterpieces from 100 Famous Sights of Edo. Printed on January 20, 1960 / Published February 1, 1960 / Issuer Yoshiharu Nakajima / Published in Tokyo. In Japanese and translated to English.
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (in Japanese) is a series of ukiyo-e prints begun and largely completed by the Japanese artist Hiroshige (1797-1858). The prints were first published in serialized form in 1856-59, with Hiroshige II completing the series after Hiroshige's death.

Material: Paper, fabric

Dimensions: Book Length: 16 1/2"; Width: 11". Plates Length: 14 1/2"; Width: 10"

Condition: Very Good. Plates and pages are in excellent condition. Surface use and age wear includes tears, rips fraying to outer cover material binding.

Age: 1960

Provenance: Private estate

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