Antique Old Japanese Colour Woodblock Print 沖石 Okiishi 奥州仙台名所尽集 Japan Framed For Sale

Japanese Colour Woodblock Print – 沖石 (Okiishi)
From 奥州仙台名所尽集 (Ōshū Sendai Meisho Zukushi)An unusual and highly interesting Japanese colour woodblock print depicting three travellers in a rocky landscape with pine trees, with Japanese text above the image.The scene is identified as 沖石 (Okiishi) and is from the illustrated Japanese work 奥州仙台名所尽集, a collection depicting famous places in and around the Sendai region of Japan.The complete work is recorded in the collection of the Sendai City Museum, Japan, where it is catalogued as a 19th-century, late Edo-period work. The museum records that the work contains views of 15 famous places between Sendai, Shiogama and Matsushima, accompanied by kyōka poetry. The artist is recorded as unknown.The particular 沖石 image is also documented in historical material from Tagajo, where it is identified as 沖石／奥州仙台名所尽集.The print* Japanese colour woodblock print
* Subject: 沖石 (Okiishi)
* From: 奥州仙台名所尽集
* Approximate size: 16 × 21 cm
* Printed on very thin paper
* Japanese text/inscription above the image
* Previously mounted/framedConditionThe print has considerable signs of age and handling, including foxing/discolouration, marks, creasing and general age-related wear.The paper is very thin and fragile. It has been kept in an older frame, which has helped protect the sheet.Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the description.Please note: Although the 奥州仙台名所尽集 work itself is documented by the Sendai City Museum as a late Edo-period/19th-century work, I have not had this individual sheet professionally authenticated or dated separately. I am therefore not claiming that this particular impression is an original Edo-period impression.It is being offered as a Japanese colour woodblock print depicting the documented 沖石 image from 奥州仙台名所尽集.A fascinating piece for collectors of Japanese woodblock prints, Japanese art, ukiyo-e, Japanese history and regional views of Japan.The old frame is included primarily because it has protected this delicate sheet. The frame is not being represented as part of the provenance or value of the artwork.Please see all photographs for the exact condition and details.