UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS

EDO PERIOD (19^TH CENTURY)

Each a woodblock print, comprising:

- Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Women as the Thirty-six Immortal Poetesses (Onna sanju Rokkasen no uchi), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Enshuya Matabei, 1850

- Scene of the second floor of a teahouse, signed Oju Hiroshige ga, circa 1840s

- Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, 1835

- Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, 1835

Two uchiwa-e and two yotsugiri ban:

The first: 23.6 x 29.9 cm., 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.

The second: 23.9 x 30.4 cm., 9 3/8 x 12 in.

The third: 11.5 x 17 cm., 4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.

The fourth: 11.5 x 17 cm., 4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.