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UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1807
A koban tate-e/surimono print titled Shibaicho kichirei soga (The
Time-honored Customs of the Theater Area), from the series
Edo meisho harukyo awase (Famous Views of Edo According to
Springtime Amusements), circa 1807, with two poems by Shinratei
Manzom and Shoseiro Hansei, signed Toyokuni hitsu
8 3/8 x 5 7/16in (21.4 x 14cm)

US$600 - 1,000
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s-50s
Comprising four oban prints: Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro
yuki no kei (Snow Scene at the Shrine of Benzaiten at Inokashira
Pond), from the series Meisho setsugekka (Snow, Moon and Flowers
at Famous Places), circa 1844-45; Azuma-no-mori yau (Night Rain at
Azuma Wood), from the series Edo kinko hakkei no uchi (Eight Views 1145
in the Environs of Edo), circa 1837-1838, published by Sanoya Kihei,
censor’s seal kiwame; Sagamigawa (Sagami River), from the series
Fuji sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), circa 1858, published by
Tsutaya Kichizo; each signed Hiroshige ga; and Nihonbashi yukibare
no zu (Clear Weather after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge), from the
series Shinsen Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo, Newly Selected),
circa 1840-1842, signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga (4)
9 15/16 x 14 1/2in (25.2 x 37cm) each approximately

US$1,500 - 2,000

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1836-39
An oban yoko-e print titled Miyanokoshi from the series Kisokaido
rokujukyu tsugi (The 69 Stations of the Kisokaido Road, #37),
circa 1836-39, publisher Iseiri (Kinjudo), signed Hiroshige-ga
9 13/16 x 14 1/8in (25 x 36cm)
US$800 - 1,200

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832-42
Comprising four oban yoko-e prints from an untitled series known as
the “Large Fish”: Striped Sea Bream, Rock-trout and Nandina, and
Mackerel, Crab and Morning Glory, censor’s seal kiwame, both circa
1840-42, signed Hiroshige ga; Flatheads and Eggplant, circa 1832- 1142
33, and Mullet, Asparagus and Camellia, variant impression, signed
Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga
10 3/16 x 14 7/8in (26 x 37.8cm) each approximately

US$1,000 - 1,500
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