Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Kannondo, Abuto, Bingo Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1853
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Oban size
Sheet size: 37 x 25 cm
Signed in block, "Hiroshigega [in Japanese characters]". Dated in margin, "[date seal: Ox 12 (1853/XII)].
 
Beautiful Kirazuri on the top. Kirazuri (雲母摺り) is a method used in Japanese woodblock printmaking using mica powder, or 雲母 (kira) to add sparkle.