Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Six woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

The Property of an American Gentleman

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Six woodblock prints

Edo period, 19^th century

Each a woodblock print, and comprising:

- Musashi Province: Sumida River, Snowy Morning (Musashi, Sumidagawa, yuki no

ashita), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu, censor's seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Murata (Murata Sahei), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, 8^th month 1853

- Nihonbashi, Clearing After Snow (Nihonbashi yukibare), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, censor's seal aratame, published by Uoya Eikichi, 5^th month 1856

- Bamboo Yards, Kyobashi Bridge (Kyobashi takegashi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, censor's seal aratame, published by Uoya Eikichi, 12^th month 1857

- The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival (Shichu han'ei Tanabata matsuri), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), signed Hiroshige hitsu, censor's seal aratame, published by Uoya Eikichi, 7^th month 1857

- The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province (Suruga Satta kaijo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), 4^th month 1858

- Riverbank at Sukiya in Edo (Toto Sukiyagashi), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koiedo), 4^th month 1858

Each vertical oban: 

35.6 x 24.6 cm., 14 x 9¾ in. (the first)

36.2 x 24.3 cm., 14¼ x 9⅝ in. (the second)

36.3 x 24.4 cm., 14⅜ x 9⅝ in. (the third)

33.8 x 22.8 cm., 13⅜ x 9 in. (the fourth) 

36.1 x 24.5 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the fifth) 

35.6 x 24.1 cm., 14 x 9½ in. (the sixth; excluding backing)