February Market Auctions - I’ve selected 175 prints for special market driven auctions in February. There are a range of excellent prints, from high quality and rare Edo era prints, to fine old reprints. It’s an especially nice group with each print opening at $39 selling to any highest bid! Keep an eye out for my February $39 Market Auctions and good luck bidding!

-Bill

Ferryboats at Arai - Terrific scene of a ferryboat carrying a daimyo across the water from Maisaka to Arai, with standards flying and an awning screening the lord. A smaller boat follows carrying the daimyo's retainers with two boatmen poling the craft. A beautiful Hiroshige design with lovely shading in the warm sky and the deep blue of the water.

Woodblock reprints - In the 20th century, artists and publishers collaborated to recreate famous woodblock prints for interested Japanese collectors and Westerners looking for rare designs. New blocks were made, and the prints were painstakingly printed by artisan printers in the same method as the 19th century originals - one block for each color. Woodblock reprints were an opportunity to collect and enjoy a famous design at a small fraction of the price of an original. They still are today.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 7 5/8" x 11 3/4" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Faint toning. A few faint spots. Please see photos for details. Good overall.