The Care-of-the-aged Falls in Mino Province
Woodblock Prints Title: The Care-of-the-aged Falls in Mino Province (Mino no kuni Yôrô no taki)
Publication: 1832
Size: Vertical ôban; 35.7 x 26 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô)
Signature: Saki no Hokusai Aratame Hitsu 前北斎為一筆
1st statel:
2 originals from different sources:
Estimated Value: Ref # TJW6
2nd state
An easy way to differenciate the 1st to 2nd state is with the missing clouds.
Estimated Value: Ref # TJW6a
Other Versions:
1/ Adachi's replica 1950's
Images 1 & 2 are the replica, image 3 is the original 1st state for comparison.
1/ Sky area much smaller than the original
2/ Hole in the tree much longer in the Adachi edition.
Estimated Value: $Ref # TJW6c
2/ Oedo Mokuhansha's replica 1960's
Published by Kaiseisha / Oedo mokuhansha; Carved by Torazo Matsuda, Printed by Isamu Nakai.
Images 1 & 2 are the replica, image 3 is the original 1st state for comparison.
1/ The cloud line is much longer in the replica
2/ The blue lines of the river reach the bush, as in the original, there is a white break
3/ The right margin and lower right corner have some ink smudges.
Estimated Value: Ref # TJW6b
3/ Takamizawa's replica