Up for sale is a rare Utagawa Hiroshige color woodblock entitled “Pontoon or Boat Bridge of Toyama, Funabashi” from the series of Famous Views from Sixty-Odd Provinces. Printed in 1853 this original print measures 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches (full sheet) while the woodblock measures 13 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches. Adhesive holds the print to its backed paper at its top two corners and under the print is a paper label indicating this came through the hands of Japanese print dealer S.M. Shiba Miyanoshita which bears his red seal present verso on the low left corner. The print shows fading of color, soiling, minor foxing and a two small pinholes in the bottom of the composition. This is a rare and excellent original Hiroshige woodblock in which condition, quality and aesthetic beauty are accurately represented with the provided images but if you have any questions please feel free to ask prior to purchasing!