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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858)
HAKONE: PICTURE OF THE LAKE
(HAKONE: KOSUI ZU)
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY
初代 歌川広重（1797 – 1858）、東海道五
十三次之内 箱根 湖水図、江戸時代、19
世紀
woodblock print, from the series Fifty-three
Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido
gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the
First Tokaido or Great Tokaido, signed
Hiroshige ga, published by Takenouchi
Magohachi (Hoeido), circa 1833–34
horizontal oban:
24 x 36 cm., 9½ x 14¼ in.
For an impression in the collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession
number 11.38922, go to: https://www.mfa.
org/collections/search
And for another in the British Museum,
accession number 1906,1220,0.778, go to:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx
‡ £ 12,000-18,000
€ 14,100-21,200 US$ 15,900-23,800

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