Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami) | Edo period, 19th century
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March 23, 02:36 PM GMT
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Captial (Toto meisho), signed Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige) and sealed Ichiryusai, censor’s seal kiwame (approved), published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), circa 1832-34, first edition
Horizontal oban: 24.5 x 36.8 cm., 9⅝ x 14½ in.
For a similar impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.30387, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/226111
For a further impression in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession number JP610, go to: