Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) CARP, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Lot Closed

December 17, 02:51 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

CARP

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)


Woodblock print, from an untitled series known as Large Fish, signed Hiroshige ga, artist’s seal Ichiryusai, published by Yamadaya Shojiro, circa 1840-42

Horizontal oban:

24.5 x 35.9 cm., 9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in.

For a similar impression in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.17179, https://collections.mfa.org/objects/210254