The Property of a Gentleman
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century
Lot Closed
December 19, 01:45 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige), censor's seal aratame (approved), published by Uoya Eikichi, intercalary 5th month 1857
Vertical oban: 37.5 x 25 cm., 14¾ x 9⅞ in.
Another impression sold in these rooms Sothebys, London, Fine Japanese Prints, 14th December 2021, go to:
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-japanese-prints
For a different impression of the same print in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1948,0410,0.72, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1948-0410-0-72