Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The complete set of Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido
Edo period, 19th century
the complete set of fifty-five woodblock prints, from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido, each sheet signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), censor's seal aratame (certified), published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), 1855
Each vertical oban: each approx. 36.5 x 24.3 cm., 14⅜ x 9½ in.
Please contact the department for a full listing and complete set of images of each print from this lot.
For another example of a complete set in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1973,0723,0.32, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0723-0-32
For a further example in the collection of the National Diet Library, Tokyo, reference ID 000007292995, go to:
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