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.

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: HODOGAYA, DISTANT VIEW OF THE KAMAKURA MOUNTAINS FROM THE BOUNDARY TREE POSTHOUSE UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: HODOGAYA, DISTANT VIEW OF THE KAMAKURA MOUNTAINS FROM THE BOUNDARY TREE POSTHOUSE By Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797–1858), signed Hiroshige hitsu Japan, dated 1855 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige hitsu, censor’s seals: aratame, Hare 7; publisher Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido). Titled Hodogaya, Kyoboku tateba Kamakura yama enbo (Hodogaya: Distant View of the Kamakura Mountains from the Boundary Tree Penthouse), number 5 from the series Gojusan tsugi meisho zue (Illustrated Guide to Famous Places along the Fifty-three Stations). Illustrating several thatched roof teahouses and rest stops, festooned with red paper lanterns, in Hodogaya, the 5th station on the Tokaido Road; several pilgrims rest on low benches. SIZE of the sheet 36 x 24.2 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear and slight fading of colors. Few tiny tears and losses along the outer margins. One tear to the top margin. Mounted on a paper passepartout. Visible fading to the image likely from previous mounting. Utagawa Hiroshige (also referred to as Ando Hiroshige) is recognized as a master of the ukiyo-e woodblock printing tradition, having created 8,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Much of Hiroshige’s work focuses on landscape. 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 traveling that coastal route linking Edo and Kyoto. Hiroshige’s prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58). 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 Van Gogh Museum, object number n0058V1962.

Lot 839

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.

Lot 841

Estim. 400 - 800 EUR

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: TILE KILNS AND HASHIBA FERRY, SUMIDA RIVER UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: TILE KILNS AND HASHIBA FERRY, SUMIDA RIVER By Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797–1858), signed Hiroshige ga Japan, dated 1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige ga, censor’s seals: aratame, Snake 4; publisher Uoya Eikichi. Titled Sumidagawa Hashiba no watashi kawaragama (Tile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River), number 37 in the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo). A scene at the Sumida River with the billowing smoke of the Imado ceramic tile kilns, by the Hashiba crossing. SIZE of the sheet 37 x 24.6 cm Condition: Good condition with some mounting residue, creasing, minor material loss, slight fading of colors, otherwise presenting well. Utagawa Hiroshige (also referred to as Ando Hiroshige) is recognized as a master of the ukiyo-e woodblock printing tradition, having created 8,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan. Much of Hiroshige’s work focuses on landscape. 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 traveling that coastal route linking Edo and Kyoto. Hiroshige’s prolific output was somewhat due to his being paid very little per series. Still, this did not deter him, as he receded to Buddhist monkhood in 1856 to complete his brilliant and lasting One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58). 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 British Museum, museum number 1906,1220,0.649. Another closely related print is in the collection of the Art Institute Chicago, reference number 1925.3749. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related print sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg, 22 March 2022, New York, lot 181 (sold for USD 4,410). Compare an identical print sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 20 September 2022, New York, lot 215 (sold for USD 2,772).

Lot 842

Estim. 350 - 700 EUR

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: TILE KILNS AND HASHIBA FERRY, SUMIDA RIVER UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: TILE KILNS AND HASHIBA FERRY, SUMIDA RIVER By Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797–1858), signed Hiroshige ga Japan, 1857 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Hiroshige ga; publisher Uoya Eikichi. Titled Sumidagawa Hashiba no watashi kawaragama (Tile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River), number 37 from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo). A scene at the Sumida River with the billowing smoke of the Imado ceramic tile kilns, by the Hashiba crossing. SIZE of the sheet 34.3 x 23.1 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Very good impression and bright colors. Trimmed margins, some foxing, and backed with Japan paper. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1906,1220,0.649. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related print sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg, 22 March 2022, New York, lot 181 (sold for USD 4,410). Compare a closely related print sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 20 September 2022, New York, lot 215 (sold for USD 2,772).

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