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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s to 1850s (5) image 1

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Lot 280

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s to 1850s

Fine Japanese Art

16 May 2019, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s to 1850s
Five oban yoko-e meishozu-e: the first of Nihonbashi yukibare no asa (Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge) from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), published by Fujioka Keijiro; the second of Kanda Myojin keidai chobo (View from the Precinct of Kanda Myojin), probably from the series Toto Meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital), published by Maruya Seijiro; the third and fourth, two prints of Nihonbashi no hakuu (Shower on Nihonbashi Bridge) and Masaki yukibare no zu (Clearing Weather after Snowfall at Masak) from the series Toto Meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital), published by Sanoya Kihei, the last of Fukagawa Tomioka Hachiman (Tomigaoka Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa) from the series Edo Meisho (Famous Places in Edo), originally published by Sanoya Kihei (publisher's seal missing); all signed Hiroshige ga; all mounted on card except for the second. The smallest: 23cm x 35cm (9in x 13¼in); the largest: 23.5cm x 36cm (9¼in x 14 1/8in). (5).

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