Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869) | Two woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

The Property of an American Gentleman

Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869)

Two woodblock prints

Edo period, 19^th century

Each a woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, censor's seal aratame, published by Uoya Eikichi, and comprising:

- Snow on the Kiso Gorge in Shinano Province (Shinshu Kiso no yuki), 10^th month 1859

- Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni in Suo Province (Suo Iwakuni Kintai-bashi), 11^th month 1859

Each vertical oban:

36.1 x 24.4 cm., 14¼ x 9⅝ in. (the first)

34 x 23.8 cm., 13⅜ x 9⅜ in. (the second)