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

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

A complete set of Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)

Edo period, 19^th century

eight untrimmed woodblock prints, four per oban sheet, each signed Hiroshige, and comprising:

- Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu)

- Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase kihan)

- Descending Geese at Katada (Katada rakugan)

- Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple (Mii bansho) 

- Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekisho)

- Twilight Snow at Hira (Hira bosetsu)

- Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu seiran)

- Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau)

Four horizontal yotsugiri on two oban sheets: each sheet 25.4 x 36.6 cm., 10 x 14⅜ in.