Null Hiroshige, Utagawa - Woodcut - 19th century, Japan, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797…

Description

Hiroshige, Utagawa - Woodcut - 19th century, Japan, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), woodcut from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido, shimada, framed, frame damaged, creased, minimally soiled, approx. 10 x 15 cm (mount cut-out) with 2 ink drawings on silk, 20th century, frame behind glass, bumped, frame dimensions, approx. 19 x 25 cm

1336

Hiroshige, Utagawa - Woodcut - 19th century, Japan, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), woodcut from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido, shimada, framed, frame damaged, creased, minimally soiled, approx. 10 x 15 cm (mount cut-out) with 2 ink drawings on silk, 20th century, frame behind glass, bumped, frame dimensions, approx. 19 x 25 cm

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A SCROLL PAINTING OF A SAMURAI ONI, AFTER UTAGAWA KUNISADA, c. 1900s A SCROLL PAINTING OF A SAMURAI ONI, AFTER UTAGAWA KUNISADA, c. 1900s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink, watercolors, and gouache on silk. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a paper frame with wooden handles. Depicting a muscular oni dressed as a samurai, his weapons to the ground, as he throws his head back to look at the crashing waves. Inscriptions: Signed ‘Gototei Kunisada’ 五渡亭国貞 with seal. One inscription to the back ‘Utagawa Kunisada’. Image SIZE 60 x 26 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 135 x 35 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Some foxing, stains, and soiling. The frame with usual traces of wear and holes. Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific, and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi. ‘Gototei’ 五渡亭 was the mostly used go name until 1844. It literally means ‘Pavilion of the Fifth Ferry’ and refers to the ferry boat service owned by Kunisada´s family.

Estim. 250 - 500 EUR

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: YOKKAICHI, NAKO BAY AND THE MIE RIVER UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: YOKKAICHI, NAKO BAY AND THE MIE RIVER By Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797–1858), signed Hiroshige hitsu Japan, dated 1855 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige hitsu, censor’s seal aratame, Hare 7; publisher Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido). Titled Yokkaichi Nagonoura Mie-gawa (Yokkaichi - Nago Bay, Mie River), number 44 from the series Gojusan tsugi meisho zue (Illustrated Guide to Famous Places along the Fifty-three Stations). Porters crossing a footbridge over a river, distant view of the sea. SIZE of the sheet 34.4 x 22.7 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and fading. Trimmed margins, minor creasing, and some losses to the bottom-left corner. Backed with Japan paper. Museum comparison: A closely related print, with similar seals, is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.16808. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858) (also referred to as Ando Hiroshige) is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833–34), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement. He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art.

Estim. 250 - 500 EUR

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: VIEW OF KONODAI AND THE TONE RIVER UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: VIEW OF KONODAI AND THE TONE RIVER By Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), signed Hiroshige ga Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical Oban. Signed Hiroshige ga. Title Konodai Tonegawa fukei (View of Konodai and the Tone River), number 95 from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo). View of the cliff Konodai overlooking the Tone River with sailing boats plying the river at sunset. A few visitors admire the view from the heights beneath pine and maple trees with autumn foliage, Mt. Fuji in the distance at center right. Boats sail along the river below, with a few houses along the water's edge. The Konodai or "Provincial Capital Bluff" served as a regional military center in early times as it was easily defended. SIZE of the sheet 34.5 x 22.8 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Detailed impression and vivid colors. Trimmed margins and some stains. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858) (also referred to as Ando Hiroshige) is recognized as one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) woodblock printing tradition. His style can be characterized in the genre of landscape print, innovated by his early contemporary Hokusai (1760-1849). Hiroshige can be attributed to having created over 5,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s popular Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Hiroshige took a softer, less formal approach with his Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (1833–34), completed after a trip he made between Edo and Kyoto, which is acclaimed to be perhaps his finest achievement. He made numerous other journeys within Japan and issued a series of such prints, expressing in great detail the poetic sensibility inherent in the climate and topography of Japan and its people. He died in 1858, 10 years before Monet, Van Gogh, and a lot of Impressionist painters became eager collectors of Japanese art. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, accession number 21.9498. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related woodblock print at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 16 March 2021, New York, lot 84 (sold for 4,375). Compare a closely related woodblock print at Bonhams, Polish and Poise: Japanese Art Across the Centuries, 12 May 2022, London, lot 366 (sold for GBP 1,785).

Estim. 250 - 500 EUR

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: SOUVENIR OF EDO, VOL. 7 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: SOUVENIR OF EDO, VOL. 7 By Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858), signed Hiroshige Hitsu Japan, 1853-1857 Woodblock print on paper, bound as an album. Containing various illustrations accompanied by text. Signed Hiroshige Hitsu; publisher Kikuya Kosaburo (Kinkodo). Titled Souvenir of Edo, Vol. 7. Dimensions: 18.2 x 12.4 cm Condition: Creasing on the edges, soiling, spotting, fading, pilling, wormholes, and material loss. Museum comparison: An identical album is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number P.77.39.15.7.

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]