Nishiki-e. Color woodcut, signed on the plate: Hiroshige hitsu
Series: Famous Places of the Fifty-Three Stations (Gojûsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tôkaidô, No. 15
Date: 1855 (Ansei 2), 7th month
Format: oban tate-e (mm. 354x236)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (Kōeidō)
Censor: aratame, Hare 7
Bibliography: Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #12.8, pls. 216-217; Smith & Poster, 100 Views (1986), #73; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ôban #62.47; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980), #43
Museum of Fine Art Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/207669
Splendid proof with excellent colors. Printed on Japanese paper, datable to the Meiji era (1868-1912). In perfect condition. With excellent margins all around beyond the marginal line.