The Property of an American Gentleman
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Dawn inside the Yoshiwara (Kakuchu shinonome) | Edo period, 19th century
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December 14, 02:30 PM GMT
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1,800 - 2,200 GBP
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The Property of an American Gentleman
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Dawn inside the Yoshiwara (Kakuchu shinonome)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, censor's seal aratame, published by Uoya Eikichi, 4th month 1857
Vertical oban: 36 x 24.6 cm., 14⅛ x 9⅝ in.
For a further example of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts (The MAK), Austria, inventory number KI 11175, go to:
https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-195753