Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei) | Edo period, 19th century

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

The complete set of Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)

Edo period, 19^th century

the complete set of eight woodblock prints, including the paper wrapper, from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, circa mid-1830s, and comprising:

- Twilight Snow at Uchikawa (Uchikawa bosetsu)

- Returning Sails at Otomo (Otomo no kihan)

- Night Rain at Koizumi (Koizumi no yau)

- Evening Bell at Shomyo (Shomyo no bansho)

- Clearing Weather at Susaki (Susaki no seiran)

- Autumn Moon at Seto (Seyo no shugetsu)

- Descending Geese at Hiragata (Hiragata no rakugan)

- Sunset Glow at Nojima (Nojima yusho)

Each horizontal yotsugiri (quarter oban): each approx. 12.2 x 18 cm., 4⅞x 7⅛ in.