Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
The Property of an American Collector
Lot Closed
March 24, 02:46 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of an American Collector
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tokaido
Edo period, 19th century
the complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi) also known as the Aritaya Tokaido, each signed Hiroshige ga, some with censor's seal Hama (Hama Yahei), published by Aritaya Seimon (Yueido), circa 1843-37
Each horizontal yotsugiri (quarter oban): each approx. 10.9 x 16.7 cm., 4⅜ x 6⅝ in.
For another complete set in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to: (seach for "Aritaya Tokaido"):