HIROSHIGE #58 Fujikawa from 53 Stations Original Woodblock 1855
38 Fujikawa: Mountain Village formerly called Mount Miyaji. Sanjuhachi Fujikawa Sanshu no sato kyumei Miyaiyama. From the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-Three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue). DATE: 1855 (Ansei 2), 7th month. In the dark sky version. There is also a variant with a light sky. Toning, but colors still showing very nicely, including the yellows, greens, and reds that have faded in many other impressions from this original edition. Small tears in upper corners and along side. Taped to backing sheet in upper corners, and to reinforce top edge. Small hole at top center along margin. Sheet: 14 1/16 × 9 1/4 in. (35.7 × 23.5 cm). Provenance: from the collection of the renowned artist Philip Pearlstein.