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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858) THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)

THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)


Each woodblock print, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), each signed Hiroshige ga, published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido), circa 1833–34, and comprising:

- Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa)

- Kanaya: The Far Bank of the Oi River (Kanaya, Oigawa engan)

- Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple (Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi-ji)

Each a horizontal oban:

3

The First: 26 x 38.2 cm., 10 x 15 in.

The Second: 24.2 x 36 cm., 9 1/2 x 14 in.

The Third: 25 x 37.5 cm., 9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.

The first print exhibited at Le Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet, Paris, July-October 2019

Similar examples of all prints are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the first print accession no.21.5019, the second print no.1.2174 and the third print no.06.1497.