Isarago Shiomi-zaka no zu / Toto Meisho Saka-zukushi no uchi

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Source:: British Museum

Typical Price

Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $50–$400
Good later impression (Edo-period): $1,000–$5,000
Good early impression (vivid color, fine bokashi): $5,000–$20,000
Fine early impression (exceptional color and condition): $20,000–$60,000

Hiroshige produced an estimated 8,000 designs over his 40-year career, making him one of the most prolific masters of ukiyo-e. His market has strengthened significantly in recent years, with the 2025 Sotheby's Paris record of $2.4M and growing international collector interest.

Description

Shiomi-zaka — "Salt Sea Slope" — in the Isarago district offered views over the bay from a steep coastal bluff, the salty air and the panorama of water making it one of the named scenic slopes that Hiroshige compiled in his "Eastern Capital Famous Places, Slopes" series. The composition likely shows figures on the incline with the bay spread below, the urban and marine worlds meeting at this transitional point.