Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)

Edo period, 19^th century

each a woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei), and comprising:

- Shimotsuke Province: Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall (Shimotsuke, Nikkosan, Urami no taki), censors' seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Murata (Murata Sahei), 8^th month 1853

- Tajima Province: Iwai Valley, Kannon Cave (Tajima, Iwaidani, Iwayakannon), censor's seal aratame (certified), 12^th month 1853

- Ise Province: Mount Asama, Teahouse on the Mountain Pass (Ise, Asamayama, Toge no chaya), censors' seals Mera (Mera Ta'ichiro) and Watanabe (Watanabe Shoemon), 7^th month 1853

Each vertical oban:

34.7 x 24 cm., 13¾ x 9½ in. (the first)

34.5 x 24.9 cm., 13¾ x 9¾ in. (the second)

34.5 x 25 cm., 13¾ x 9 x 13¾ in. (the third)