Antique 1838 Siebold Nippon II Handcolored Lithograph Japan Fortification Framed For Sale

Genuine mid-19th-century hand-colored lithograph after Dr. Philipp Franz von Siebold, from his landmark work on Japan. This is plate 'TAB. XXVI' from 'NIPPON II,' captioned in Dutch and German — 'VERSCHANSING. / VERSCHANZUNG.' — showing two vignettes of Japanese defenses: an artillery battery firing under a rocky headland with warships offshore (upper), and an armored palisade with two archers in traditional dress at the entrance to a hilltop stockade (lower).The lithography is crisp with fine stipple grain (no halftone dots — this is not a modern reproduction), and the original hand-applied watercolor is bright and unfaded: pinks and greens on the armor, red parasols and a teal standard above the palisade. A typed dealer label on the sealed backing reads: 'Scarce lithograph by Nader and Erxleben after Dr. Philip Franz von Siebold. From Siebold's Voyage au Japon, exécuté pendant les années 1823 à 1830, Paris, 1838.' Note the printed caption is bilingual Dutch/German, which is the Leiden 'Nippon' issue captioning — the plate is from the same body of work Siebold published across both editions.Professionally framed under glass with a cream mat in a slim gilt fillet frame; framer's sticker on the back from The Ghent Framer (Akron, OH) noting museum conservation materials were used.Condition: image area appears clean and bright, no visible tears, creases, foxing, or fading. A few small dark specks near the upper-right margin read as dust/debris under the glass rather than damage. Frame and mat present well. Sold as-is; please review all photos.Frame is roughly 17”x20”.
Print is roughly 10.5”x14”.