Hiroshige II - Kuwana

Utagawa Hiroshige II  #43 of the Tokaido series. The stage name is at the bottom of the rectangular cartouche in the top right corner, and the series title is at the top. The earliest prints in this series date from toward the middle of Hiroshige II's career, when he was about thirty-seven years old. At this point, he was still using the name 'Hiroshige', since his master Hiroshige I had died, and Hiroshige II had taken over the gō 'Hiroshige'. Date: 1864  Size: chūban Condition: Nice impression, not backed.  http://www.hiroshigeii.net/series/HTokaido.html