Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 1
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 2
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 3
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 4
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 5
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 6
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century - photo 7

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century

Lot 50
19.12.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 50 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido| Edo period, 19th century
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
The Property of an English Collector
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Three woodblock prints from the Vertical Tokaido
Edo period, 19th century

each a woodblock print, from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido, signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), censor’s seal aratame (certified), published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), and comprising:

- No. 1, Nihonbashi: View of Dawn Clouds (Nihonbashi, Shinonome no kei), 7th month 1855
- No. 7, Fujisawa: Fuji on the Left at Nanki no Matsubara (Fujisawa, Nanki no Matsubara hidari no Fuji), 7th month 1855
- No. 55, Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi), 8th month 1855

Each vertical oban:
35.9 x 24.2 cm., 14⅛ x 9½ in. (the first)
36 x 24.3 cm., 14⅛ x 9½ in. (the second)
35.9 x 24 cm., 14⅛ x 9⅜ in. (the third)
Historical era:Edo period
Auction house category:Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics
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