Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japan, 1847-1915) - Lot 70

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Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japan, 1847-1915) - Lot 70
Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japan, 1847-1915) Print, oban yoko-e, Abekawa no Fuji (安部河の富士), Mount Fuji from Abekawa. Signed Kobayashi Kiyochika ga. Publisher Matsuki Heikichi. Dated the 25th day of the 3rd month of Meiji 14 (1881). Dim. 24.8 x 36.1 cm This print is part of an untitled series from a trip Kiyochika made to Shizuoka prefecture. From this trip, he kept a notebook of watercolor drawings made along the Tokaido. This print features a famous view of Mount Fuji from the main road through Shizuoka. Shizuoka was famous among travelers for its stores selling abekawa-mochi. Even today, these specialties are sold on the sly in the train carriages along the Tokaido. Reference: A similar print in the Smithsonian, no. 1S2003.8.1116
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