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              UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)                  UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
              Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1845-48          Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1853
              An oban tate-e print and matching              An oban tate-e print of Mino, Yoro no taki
              preparatory ink drawing of Lady Kenreimon'in,  (Mino [Province]: Yoro Waterfall), from the
              the daughter of the Chancellor Taira no        series Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Pictures of
              Kiyomori and empress-consort of Emperor        Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces),
              Takakura, with a poem by Chunagon (Fujiwara    published by Koshimuraya Heisuke,
              no) Atsutada, from the series Ogura nazorae    blockcutter Yokokawa Takejiro (Hori Take);
              hyakunin isshu (Ogura Imitation of 100 Poems   signed Hiroshige ga
              by 100 Poets), published by Ibaya Senzaburo    14 x 9 1/2in (35.8 x 24.2cm)
              (Dansendo), blockcutter seal of Yokokawa
              Takejiro (Hori Take); signed Hiroshige ga      US$1,000 - 2,000
              14 3/8 x 9 3/4in (36.7 x 24.8cm) print
              13 3/8 x 9 1/2in (33.9 x 24.2cm) drawing       6054
                                                             UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
              US$800 - 1,200                                 Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1853
                                                             An oban tate-e print of Minasaka
              The poem reads: Aimite no / nochi no kokoro    Yamabushidani (Mimasaka [Province]:
              ni / kurabureba / mukashi wa mono o /          Yamabushi Valley), from the series
              omowazarikeri (Compared with the way / my      Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Pictures of Famous
              heart longs for you now / after we have met    Places in the 60-odd Provinces), published by
              / those yearnings I had before / seem like     Koshimuraya Heisuke; signed Hiroshige ga
              nothing at all.)                               14 1/4 x 9 5/8in (36.1 x 24.6cm)

                                                             US$800 - 1,200

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