A woodblock printed map of Edo. Dated 1831 - image-1

Lot 1073 Rα

A woodblock printed map of Edo. Dated 1831

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)

A woodblock printed map of Edo. Dated 1831

A woodblock printed map of Edo in sumizuri with a little blue and red (faded), in the left hand corner several lists of roads and distances, famous places, famous products, medicines, souvenirs and trees and their respective addresses. Dated Tenpô 2 (1831), published by Suwaraya Mohei, Nihonbashi. A few small holes and folding marks, laid down; matted, framed and glazed.
85 x 103.5 cm