Original wood engraving of 1879 showing a main street of Yedo, old Tokyo: shops with awnings and banners, palanquin bearers, riders and passers-by, and the outline of Mount Fuji beyond. Engraved by Charles Laplante for El Mundo en la Mano, from Aimé Humbert's travels in Japan.
Original wood engraving of 1879 showing a main street of Yedo, old Tokyo: shops with awnings and banners, palanquin bearers, riders and passers-by, and the outline of Mount Fuji beyond. Engraved by Charles Laplante for El Mundo en la Mano, from Aimé Humbert's travels in Japan.
Medium: Wood engraving
Engraver / lithographer: C. Laplante
Source: El Mundo en la Mano, Montaner y Simón, from Aimé Humbert's journey to Japan
Date: 1879
Dimensions: 12.0 x 8.3 in (30.5 x 21 cm)
Condition: Good condition; crisp impression, paper toned at the edges with a slight crease in the upper margin.