Snow at Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba by Ando Hiroshige

Artist: Ando Utagawa Hiroshige (1787-1858)

Woodblock Prints Title: Snow at Zôjô-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zôjô-ji setchû), from the series Three Views of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho mittsu no nagame)

1st Publication: 1839

Size: Horizontal ôban; 24.8 x 34.5 cm (9 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)

Date of this edition: 1839, 1st Edition

Publisher: Unknown

Condition: Damages and multiple repairs in the margins, mainly lower and upper, and in the print, professionally repaired in the left trees. Very good colors and impression, fair overall condition.

Notes: Beautiful and quite rare snow scene.

Pictures: Pictures are taken outdoor, in the shade, to reflect true colors, without any enhancements of any kind. The last picture is taken indoor, with a light behind the print, to reveal the exact paper grain, holes if any, or other possible flaws.