Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints
The Property of an English Collector
Shotei Hokuju (flourished circa 1789-1818) | View of Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no fukei) | Edo period, 19th century
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December 19, 01:09 PM GMT
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2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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The Property of an English Collector
Shotei Hokuju (flourished circa 1789-1818)
View of Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no fukei)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series The Eastern Capital (Toto), signed Shotei Hokuju ga (Pictured by Shotei Hokuju), censor's seal kiwame (approved), published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo), circa 1820s
Horizontal oban: 27 x 38.3 cm., 10⅝ x 15⅛ in.
For a similar impression published by Yamamotoya Heikichi in the collection of the Rhode Island School of Design, object number 20.1232, go to:
The print was also published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), an example of which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession number JP1409, go to: