ID 1122053 
Lot 36  | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 000 
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Three woodblock prints
Edo period, 19th century
each a woodblock print, censor's seal kiwame (approved), and comprising:
- The Hashimoto Restaurant at Yanagishima (Yanagishima no zu, Hashimoto), from the series Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi), signed Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige), published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo), circa 1838-40
- Lotus Pond at Shinobugaoka (Shinobugaoka hasuike no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Ichiryusai Hiroshige), published by Kawaguchiya Shozo (Shoeido, Eisendo), circa 1831-32
- Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura), signed Hiroshige ga , published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1835-39
Each horizontal oban:
24.5 x 36.8 cm., 9¾ x 14½ in. (the first)
24.4 x 37.4 cm., 9⅝ x 14¾ in. (the second)
24.3 x 36.2 cm., 9⅝ x 14¼ in. (the third)
| Historical era: | Edo period | 
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| Auction house category: | Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics | 
| Historical era: | Edo period | 
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| Auction house category: | Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics | 
| Address of auction | 
Sotheby´s 34-35 New Bond Street W1A 2AA London United Kingdom  | ||||
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