Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864) and Utagawa Shigenobu (Hiroshige II, 1826-1869) Set of fifty-five oban tate-e from the Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi series, the fifty-three pair stations of the Tokaido. Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, Ôju Toyokuni ga and Hiroshige ga, publishers Dansendo, Ibaya Kyubei and Kaijudo. (Missing plate 11 Hakone by Hiroshige, plate 29 Mitsuke by Hiroshige, plate 36 Yamamoto Kansuke sōro, Goyu: the cottage of Yamamoto Kansuke by Kuniyoshi; small stains, small holes, lined, margins slightly trimmed). 36.5 x 24.5 cm Provenance: Galerie Léopold, Brussels, April 3, 1949.

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