Comments - Incredible triptych depicting an imaginative view of America featuring a large plaza bordered with multi-storied, ornate stone buildings. Hiroshige II based his design of an American city on an engraving of a Danish castle portrayed in "The London Illustrated News." Men with shaggy beards and women wearing full hoop skirts and frilled bonnets stroll across the square, while others pass beneath an arched entrance into the large palace-like structure in the center, which features many towers and ornately curved gables. In the distance at right, a palm tree rises above the foliage, with pointed mountains beyond. A fantastic, fanciful interpretation of America with wonderful detail.

Artist - Hiroshige II (1826 - 1869)

Image Size - 14" x 29"

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Three separate panels. Losses at top corners, tear at upper left corner of right panel, a few small holes repaired. Slight soiling, a few creases, slight rubbing near edges, a few creases. Please see photos for details. Good overall.