Moon over Sumida River
`Moon over Sumida River` Sumidagawa no tsuki. Famous Places of Edo - Edo Meisho. Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon (Arisei), Yüeidö. Signed Hiroshige ga 広重画 . Quiet scene of the Sumida River on a summer night, with pleasure boats lining the shore. A flock of geese descends for the evening, flying past a full moon glowing in the darkening sky. At left, patrons enjoy the evening breeze from the verandah of a teahouse strung with red lanterns, while pedestrians cross the bridge at left. An delightful evening view with lovely bokashi shading in the water and sky. Good impression and colours, vertical centre fold, repaired thinning at the edges, also some holes repaired, lightly creased and soiling.
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