Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

ensemble de treize estampes comprenant Asakuza kinryuzan (le temple Kiryuzan à Asakuza) de la série Meisho Edo hyakkei (les cent vues célèbres d'Edo), signée Hiroshige ga et publiée par Uoya Eikichi; également de la même série, Mitsumata wakare no fuchi (eaux profondes à la fourche), Shoeibashi seido kandagawa (Temple de Seido et rivière Kanda depuis le pont Shohei); également, Awa, Naruto no fuha (rapides et vagues de Naruto), de la série Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (les vues célèbres des soixante provinces); Kameido temmangu keidai yuki (le temple de Kameido sous la neige), de la série Toto meisho no uchi (les vues célèbres de la capitale de l'est); Oiso, Tora-ga ame (pluie à Tora), de la série Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (cinquante-trois stations du Tokaido) et une autre de la même série; triptyque Enoshima, signé Hiroshige ga; un hosoban représentant un jeune cerf arrêté dans les herbes hautes; et deux autres oban yoko-e signées Hiroshige ga

Ancienne collection René Druart (1888-1961)

Most are soiled, some are backed and trimmed in margins, foxing and stains on the triptych, hinging tape residue on verso of some. The Naruto print: The side and bottom margins trimmed. Very end of top corners torn. One worm hole on bottom right (in mostly the margin but a little bit on image) (1 x 0.6cm) Margins lightly soiled. On verso, some thin backing paper residue in margins. On verso at bottom, inventory number in pencil reading '5971'. One tiny worm hole on top margin on kawase seal (<0.2cm.) One tiny worm hole at bottom left, left of seal on black line of margin (0.1cm.). Light soiling on sky. Light paper vertical creases upper left (on wave crest). Otherwise, in good condition.
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