UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858), FOUR PRINTS: KANAYA: THE FAR BANK OF THE ÔI RIVER (KANAYA, ÔIGAWA ENGAN), NISSAKA: SAYO MOUNTAIN PASS (NISSAKA, SAYO NO NAKAYAMA), MAISAKA: VIEW OF IMAGIRI (MAISAKA, IMAGIRI SHINKEI) AND SAKANOSHITA: FUDESUTE MOUNTAIN (SAKANOSHITA, FUDESUTE MINE) | EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

FOUR PRINTS: KANAYA: THE FAR BANK OF THE ÔI RIVER (KANAYA, ÔIGAWA ENGAN), NISSAKA: SAYO MOUNTAIN PASS (NISSAKA, SAYO NO NAKAYAMA), MAISAKA: VIEW OF IMAGIRI (MAISAKA, IMAGIRI SHINKEI) AND SAKANOSHITA: FUDESUTE MOUNTAIN (SAKANOSHITA, FUDESUTE MINE)

four woodblock prints, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), signed Hiroshige ga, the first and third prints published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidô), the second and fourth prints published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidô) and Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô), circa 1833–34 (Tenpô 4–5)

All horizontal ôban:

The First: 25 x 37.8 cm., 9 7⁄8 x 14 7⁄8 in.

The Second: 24 x 36.8 cm., 9 1⁄2 x 14 1⁄2 in.

The Third: 23.5 x 36 cm., 9 1⁄4 x 14 1⁄8 in.

The Fourth: 25 x 37 cm., 9 7⁄8 x 14 5⁄8 in.

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The third print was exhibited at Le Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet, July-October 2019

The first print is no.25, the second print is no.26, the third print is no.31 and the fourth print is no.49 in the series.

A similar example of each print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession nos.21.5038; 2009.2411.26; 11.23094; 2009.2411.49 respectively.