VINTAGE LARGE/OBAN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY HIROSHIGE

HIROSHIGE:  MIYA-JUKU Station #41 from Hiroshige's 53 Stations of the Tokaido series. 

THIS ONE IS A LARGE - "OBAN" - PRINT PROBABLY DATES FROM LATE MEIJI OR TAISHO ERA (PRIOR TO SHOWA ERA BEGINNING IN 1925) FEATURING HORSE DRAWN COMMERCE AT THE STATION.  PRINT HAS VERY GOOD VIBRANT COLOR IT'S NOT FADED FROM UV LIGHT AS SO MANY VINTAGE PRINTS ARE, IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 16" X 10." THE PRINT IS LAID DOWN ON THE TOP MARGIN ON AN ORIGINAL PRE-WWII ACID FREE JAPANESE ART GALLERY MAT WITH A PROTECTIVE "GLASSINE" COVER.  THE MAT STILL FEATURES THE ORIGINALLY GALLERY PRICE OF 70 YEN, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY $35 U.S. IN THE 30's - IN BUYING POWER TODAY WOULD BE ABOUT $200.00.   PLEASE EXAMINE THE IMAGES AND MAKE YOUR OWN ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION. 

WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?  I HAVE COLLECTED JAPANESE ART AND SWORDS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME I BOUGHT A LARGE ESTATE FROM AN AMERICAN PERFORMING MISSIONARY WORK IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 1900s PRIOR TO WWII.  THE ESTATE INCLUDED A BOX CONTAINING JAPANESE PRINTS, ONE OF WHICH IS ABOVE AND WHICH I AM NOW OFFERING FOR SALE. 

THE FAMILY LEFT JAPAN IN 1937 JUST BEFORE WWII, ACCORDINGLY MY OFFERINGS ARE FROM PRIOR TO WWII; NONE DATE FROM POST WWII AND NONE ARE "OCCUPATION SOUVENIERS!"  THEY ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN THE FAMILY BOUGHT THEM OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED THEM.  MANY HAVE PENCILED COMMENTS ON THE BACKING PAPERS.  MY DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE THE BEST I CAN DO AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK.  IF YOU BELIEVE THE PRINTS ARE MISIDENTIFIED OR WISH TO ADD INFORMATION, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO SEND ME A MESSAGE.

SHIPPING/MAILING:  OBVIOUSLY THESE PRINTS DO NOT WEIGH VERY MUCH.  HOWEVER, THE LARGE RECTANGULAR SIZE OF THE BOXES NECESSARY TO INSURE DELIVERY IN GOOD CONDITION ARE NOT CHEAP, AND THE BOXES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVELY HIGH, ALMOST PROHIBITIVE RATES BY THE USPS AND FEDEX.  UNFORTUNATELY MY POSTED SHIPPING CHARGE REFLECT THOSE CONDITIONS ABOUT WHICH I HAVE NO CONTROL.

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ALL OFFERINGS ARE AS IS WHERE IS, ALL SALES FINAL, ALL IMAGES AND TEXT ARE FULLY OWNED AND PROTECTED FROM USE WITHOUT PERMISSION: IN COMPLIANCE THIS SITE'S RULES, I ACCEPT ALMOST ANY MODE OF PAYMENT REQUESTED BY THE BUYER AS LONG AS IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SITE - HOWEVER ECHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. PAYPAL PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM VERIFIED & CONFIRMED BUYERS ELIGIBLE FOR SELLER PROTECTION - PAYMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS OF CLOSE OF THE OFFERING - IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU BID - I DO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE! I CAN'T GUARANTEE NEXT DAY SHIPPING, BUT I'M USUALLY PRETTY FAST - SEE MY FEEDBACK!