Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints
The Property of an American Gentleman (Lots 38-40, All Formerly in the Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine (Oki, Takuhi no yashiro) | Edo period, 19th century
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July 21, 01:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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The Property of an American Gentleman (Lots 38-40, All Formerly in the Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine (Oki, Takuhi no yashiro)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), censor’s seal aratame (examined), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, 12th month 1853
Vertical oban: 36 x 24.8 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in.
Dr Paul F. Clark (1882-1983), and thence by descent