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282 | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE:
TWO COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTS drawings intended for Edo era release, which belonged to Mr.
Takahata Kazuwo, a collector in Yokohama. Sakai used the original
By Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) drawings, which had already been prepared for block cutting,
Japan, 1919 to expertly produce the first and only edition of the series ever
released.

Both from the series Intermediate Tokaido Stations and Views on SHEET SIZE 24.5 x 36.8 cm, SIZE framed 43.5 x 53.8 cm
the Narita Highway.
Condition: Good condition, fresh colors, and very good impression.
The first Blossoming Plum Trees at Sugita, no. 3 from the series Minor browning, creasing, and minimal small tears around the
Intermediate Tokaido Stations and Views on the Narita Highway. edges.
The second Enoshima in Sagami Province, no. 10 from the series Provenance: The first purchased at Sotheby’s, 15-17 June 1999,
Intermediate Tokaido Stations and Views on the Narita Highway. according to the collector’s note on the back of the frame. The
Both matted and framed behind glass. second purchased at Grenville Books in 1997, according to the
collector’s note on the back of the frame.
Hiroshige created the designs for this series between 1834 and
1835, but it was never printed during his lifetime. In 1919, the Estimate EUR 600
S. Sakai publishing firm learned of the existence of the original Starting price EUR 300

283 | UTAGAWA SADAHIDE:
A TRIPTYCH COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT

By Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1879), signed Gountei Sadahide OBAN triptych SIZE ca. 35 x 73 cm (the prints) and 48 x 89 cm (the
Japan, 1862, Edo period (1615-1868) frame)
Condition: Good condition and impression, some fading to colors,
A triptych color woodblock print depicting Tokugawa Iemochi’s minor browning, stains, and creases.
procession entering the capital. The title is Tokaido Satta toge no Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, acquired in Japan.
kei (Views of Setta Pass on the Tokaido). The publisher is Tsujiokaya
Bunsuke (Kinshodo), the block cutter is Katada Chojiro and the Estimate EUR 1,500
censor’s seal is Kiwame. Matted and framed behind glass. Starting price EUR 750

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