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

Property from a Private Collector

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) 

Two woodblock prints

Edo period, 19^th century 

each a woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces of (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu, published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, and comprising: 

- Shimotsuke Province: Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall (Shimotsuke, Nikkosan, Urami no taki), censor's seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Murata (Murata Sahei), 8^th month 1853

- Bingo Province: Abuto, Kannon Temple (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), censor's seal aratame, 12^th month 1853

Each a vertical oban:

36.1 x 24.2 cm., 14¼ x 9½ in. (the first) 

35.6 x 24.4 cm., 14 x 9⅝ in. (the second)