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Subject:I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: Nay Murphy Wed, Jul 30, 2014 IP: 68.37.199.201
I stumbled upon this forum while idly searching for info on some of my possessions. I welcome any information anyone is willing to give. Many thanks in advance.







Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: Nay Murphy Thu, Jul 31, 2014
The pyrography: no sales planned, I just want to be able to answer guests' questions.





Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: Stan Fri, Aug 01, 2014
You have a print by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) titled "Nihonbashi Bridge in Snow (Nihonbashi setchû), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)" printed circa 1840-42.

Comparing your print to an original at the Boston MFA and noting the differences in the signature and the snowflakes in the black sky, I am fairly certain that your print is a later reproduction.

The URL is too long to include in the link. You'll have to copy/paste this one to see the Boston MFA original:

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/nihonbashi-bridge-in-snow-nihonbashi-setch%C3%BB-from-the-series-famous-places-in-the-eastern-capital-t%C3%B4to-meisho-234487

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: rat Thu, Jul 31, 2014
The artist is Kawaguchiya Shozo, inscription states that this is a print from a series of famous places in Tokyo, this one being Nihonbashi (the name of the bridge) in snow.

See: http://ukiyo-e.org/image/mfa/sc137224

Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: nay murphy Fri, Aug 01, 2014
Many thanks for your kind and prompt response! I have penciled your information onto the back of the print so this question won't have to be asked again. I had attached a photo of a second, different piece but I don't think it has made it through the filters yet.

Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: geo. Fri, Aug 01, 2014
Actually the artist is Hiroshige. That is, the Nihonbashi print. The other print I'm not at all familiar with.

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Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: nay murphy Sat, Aug 02, 2014
Thank you, I noticed the artist/publisher clarification when I clicked the museum link

Subject:Re: I've owned this print for 23 years and the wood for 13..
Posted By: rat Mon, Aug 04, 2014
My mistake, sorry!

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