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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832-1834 Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832-1834
Two oban yoko-e prints of katsuo and sakura (bonito and cherries) Two oban yoko-e prints of iseebi and shibaebi (lobster and two
from the series known as Uozukushi (An Assortment of Fishes), with shrimps) from the series known as Uozukushi (An Assortment of
two kyoka poems in the upper section, signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige Fishes), with two kyoka poems in the upper section, both with
ga; the first with publisher’s seal Eijudo and censor’s seal kiwame, publisher’s seal Eijudo of Nishimuraya Yohachi, censor’s seal kiwame,
mounted onto paper, 25.8cm x 37.4cm (10 1/8in x 14¾in); the signed Hiroshige ga; one mounted onto card.
second, without the censor’s and publisher’s seals, mounted onto 25.7cm x 37.4cm (10 1/8in x 14¾in) and 24.8cm x 36.1cm (9¾in x
card, 25.3cm x 37.8cm (10in x 14 7/8in). (2). 14¼in). (2).

£1,500 - 2,000 £1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000 JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800 US$2,100 - 2,800

Provenance Provenance
The first, M. Nakazawa, Tokyo. The one mounted onto card sold at Sotheby’s, London, 26 April 1984,
Lot 108.

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