Up for sale is a rare early state Utagawa Hiroshige color woodblock entitled “The Mount Inasa in Nagasaki, Hizen Province”. Printed in 1856 this original print measures 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches (margins) while the woodblock measures 13 1/2 x 9 inches and shows extensive wood grain. Adhesive tacks holds the print to its backed paper at its top two corners (as well as tape) 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 loss of color, soiling, minor foxing, pin holes etc... This is a rare and excellent original Hiroshige woodblock in which condition, quality and aesthetic beauty is accurately represented with the provided images but if you have any questions please feel free to ask prior to purchasing!