'Mariko: Selling the Famous Yam Soup at the Station' Mariko, 鞠子 駅中名物とろゝ汁をひさぐ, early 1900s.
Woodblock print. No. 21 from the series "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road" (Vertical Tokaido) 五十三次名所図会 Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue. Image area 33.6 x 21.7 cm. Frame 48.5 x 35 cm.
Not examined out of the frame. Faded.
A French family who migrated to Canada in the 19th century. Thence by descent to a Swedish private person.
Label on the reverse "Roberts & Son Artistic framing 29 Grenville St. Toronto".