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ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1859 Edo period (1615-1868), circa early 1830’s
An oban tate-e print of Asakusa Kinryuzan, (The Kinryuzan Temple at An oban yoko-e aizuri-e print of Koshu Mishimagoe (Mishima Pass
Asakusa), from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views in Kai Province) from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (the 36 Views of
of Edo), depicting a snow scene of people visiting the temple, seen Mount Fuji), the mountain peak enveloped among wispy clouds in
through the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate), publisher’s seal Uoei of the distance, seen beyond a gigantic cryptomeria tree with three men
Uoya Eikichi, censor’s seal aratame, date seal snake 7 (1859); assessing its diameter, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi, signed
signed Hiroshige hitsu. Zen Hokusai aratame I-itsu hitsu; with the collector’s seal of Huguette
26.2cm x 24cm (10 3/8in x 9½in). Berès on verso. 26cm x 38.4cm (10¼in x 15 1/8in).

£2,000 - 3,000 £5,000 - 8,000
JPY280,000 - 410,000 JPY690,000 - 1,100,000
US$2,500 - 3,700 US$6,200 - 9,900

Illustrated on page 73. Provenance:
Huguette Berès collection, sold at Sotheby’s, Paris, 25 November
142 2003, lot 98.
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1859 Published:
An oban tate-e print of Suo Iwakuni Kintaibashi (the Kintai Bridge at Narazaki Muneshige (ed.), Hizo Ukiyo-e Taikan: Beresu Korekushon
Iwakuni in Suo Province), from the series Shokoku meisho hyakkei (Survey of Hidden Treasures of Ukiyo-e Prints: the Berès Collection),
(One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces), showing Tokyo, Kodansha, 1991, no.129.
the large five-span bridge in snow, with the village of Nishikimi in the
foreground, publisher’s seal Uoei of Uoya Eikichi, censor’s and date 144
seal Goat 11 aratame (1859), signed Hiroshige ga; collector’s seal of KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Huguette Berès on verso. Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1827-1830
36.4cm x 24.7cm (14 3/8in x 9¾in). An oban yoko-e print of Kozuke Sano Funahashi no kozu (Ancient View
of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province), from the series
£2,000 - 3,000 Shokoku meikyo kiran (Famous Bridges in the Provinces), a winter
JPY280,000 - 410,000 scene showing travellers crossing a bridge, the strong current of the
US$2,500 - 3,700 River Tone forcing boats, linked by cables, into a curve, with a snow-
covered house in the foreground and hills in the distance, publisher’s
Provenance: mark Eijudo of Nishimuraya Yohachi, censor’s seal kiwame, signed
Huguette Berès collection, sold at Sotheby’s, Zen Hokusai I-itsu hitsu; collector’s seal of Henri Vever on recto.
Paris, 27 November 2002, lot 144. 25.9cm x 38.2cm (10 1/8in x 15in).

Published: £5,000 - 8,000
Narazaki Muneshige (ed.), Hizo Ukiyo-e Taikan: Beresu Korekushon JPY690,000 - 1,100,000
(Survey of Hidden Treasures of Ukiyo-e: The Berès Collection), Tokyo, US$6,200 - 9,900
Kodansha, 1991, p.187, no.98.
Provenance:
Illustrated on page 73. Henri Vever collection.

Published:
Jack Hillier, Japanese Prints and Drawings from the Vever Collection,
London, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976, vol.III, p. 729, no.720.

Exhibited:
Ukiyo-e Meisaku 300 Senten (Three Hundred Selected Masterpieces
from the Vever Collection), held in several cities in Japan, 1975.

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