Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
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May 15, 01:17 PM GMT
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
TWO TRIPTYCHS: VIEW OF FUTAMIGAURA (FUTAMIGAURA NO ZU) AND KASUMIGASEKI
two woodblock prints, the first, a triptych from the series Famous Places in Ise (Ise meisho), signed Hiroshige ga (on each sheet), published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô); the second, a triptych from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho), signed Hiroshige ga (on each sheet), published by Sanoya Kibei, 1854
vertical ôban triptychs:
The First: each sheet approx. 36.8 x 25.6 cm., 14 ½ x 10 in.
The Second: each sheet approx. 37.5 x 25.7 cm., 14 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄4 in.
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Similar examples of the first triptych are in various museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no.11.27070-2.