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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Edo period (1615-1868), one early 1830s,
two dated 1857 and 1853
Three oban prints: the first a yoko-e of Narumi, meibutsu
Arimatsu shibori (Shops Selling Arimatsu Tie-dyed Cloth,
A Famous Product of Narumi), no.41, from the Hoeido
Tokaido gojusantsugi (53 Stations on the Todaido Road)
series, published by Takenouchi Magohachi, signed
Hiroshige ga, 24cm x 35.8cm (9 7/16in x 14 1/8in);
the second tate-e of Kanda Konyacho (Dye House at
Konya-cho, Kanda) from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei
(100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi,
censor’s seal aratame, date seal snake 11 (1857), signed
Hiroshige ga, 37.5cm x 25.5cm (14¾in x 10in); the last
tate-e of Shimosa, Choshi no hama Sotoura (The Outer
Bay, Choshi Beach, Shimosa Province) from the series
Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Famous Places in the 60-odd
Provinces), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, two
nanushi censor’s seals Kinugasa and Murata, date seal
ox 7 (1853), signed Hiroshige hitsu,
36.5cm x 24.6cm (14 3/8in x 9 11/16in). (3).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY200,000 - 260,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

Provenance:
The first: Christie’s London, 20 June 1994, lot 25.

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