Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 46. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century.

The Property of an American Collector

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

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March 24, 02:46 PM GMT

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4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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The Property of an American Collector

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) 

The complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tokaido

Edo period, 19th century


the complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi) also known as the Aritaya Tokaido, each signed Hiroshige ga, some with censor's seal Hama (Hama Yahei), published by Aritaya Seimon (Yueido), circa 1843-37


Each horizontal yotsugiri (quarter oban): each approx. 10.9 x 16.7 cm., 4⅜ x 6⅝ in. 

For another complete set in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to: (seach for "Aritaya Tokaido"):

https://collections.mfa.org/collections