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Woodblock print, from the early series Famous Views of Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Eisendo, and a kiwame seal in red in the left margin, circa 1834
Horizontal oban (23.3 x 36.8 cm.)

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This is a rare first state of this print with the red publisher’s seal in the upper left margin and kiwame seal in the left margin (removed on later editions).

Other impressions of the same design in museum collections (none of which have the publisher's seal or kiwame seal) can be viewed here at The British Museum (museum number 1906,1220,0.911), and here at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (accession number 21.8204)

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