Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 1
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 2
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 3
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 4
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 5
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 6
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 7
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 8
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 9
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 10
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century - photo 11

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

Lot 34
19.12.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 6 350
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 34 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 4 000
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido
Edo period, 19th century

each a woodblock print, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido, signed Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige), published by published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido), circa 1833-34, and comprising:

- Maisaka: View of Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri shinkei)
- Arai: Ferryboat (Arai, watashibune no zu)
- Shirasuka: View of Shiomizaka (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka zu)
- Yoshida: The Toyokawa River Bridge (Yoshida, Toyokawabashi)
- Kuwana: Shichiri Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi)

Each horizontal oban:
24.2 x 36.6 cm., 9½ x 14⅜ in. (the first)
24.4 x 36.8 cm., 9⅝ x 14½ in. (the second)
24.4 x 36.7 cm., 9⅝ x 14½ in. (the third)
24.4 x 36.7 cm., 9⅝ x 14½ in. (the fourth)
24.4 x 36.1 cm., 9⅝ x 14¼ in. (the fifth)
Historical era:Edo period
Auction house category:Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics
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