Fine Japanese Art

Fine Japanese Art

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | TWO PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO HYAKKEI)

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November 5, 04:06 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

TWO PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO HYAKKEI)


woodblock prints: ink and colour on paper, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), all signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 1857 

The first, Dyers' Quarter, Kanda (Kanda Kon'ya-chô); the second, Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi)

All vertical ôban in various sizes:

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from 34.4 x 25.5 cm., 13⅝ x 10⅛ in. to 36 x 24.4 cm., 14¼ x 9⅝ in.