Edo period (1615-1868), 1830s-1840s, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, from an untitled series often referred to as "Every Variety of Fish (Uozukushi)," published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), Hiroshige designed this series of twenty wood blocks of fish and published them in two sets of ten prints each in the 1830s and 1840s, this print has a beautifully detailed Bora fish or Gray Mullet artfully arranged with Camellia against a background with bokashi shading.

Sheet Size 9 7/8 x 14.5 in.

Collection of John Sylvester, Durham, NC

Purchased in Japan.

Some pin holes throughout; some foxing; brown spot in mid way near top edge; one corner with old addition of reinforcement paper.

$400 - 800