343 - [COLLECTION OF A. PARVIN] GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

[COLLECTION OF A. PARVIN] GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO PERIOD 江戶 歌川广重 「東海道五十三次：濱松」、「富士三十六景：东都一石ばし」及 歌川芳艳「東海道 吉原」鏡框 (共三幅)comprising:(1) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), no. 25 Hamamatsu, from ‘The fifty three Stations of the Tokaido’, 1840-42;(2) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Fuji seen across the town from the Ikkokubashi bridge in Edo, from ‘Thirty-six views of Mt Fukji’, 1858;(3) Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822- 1866), Yoshiwara-Scenary of Yoshiwara, from ‘Tokaido Road’(the Fifty-three stations of the) Tokaido] (the ‘procession’ Tokaido) , April 1863, all framed (3) largest 33.5cm x 23.5cm without frame Collection of A. Parvin, London, acquired from Japanese Gallery Kensington, London (with labels); thence by descent.A. Parvin developed an interest in Japanese culture from an early age, having grown up practising judo. Later, as an entrepreneur and business owner, he became an enthusiastic art collector, assembling a collection that included Japanese woodblock prints. Many of these works were acquired from established London dealers, including Japanese Gallery Kensington, London.倫敦A. Parvin收藏，購自倫敦Japanese Gallery Kensington（附標籤），後家族遞藏。A. Parvin自幼習練柔道，因而對日本文化產生濃厚興趣。其後從商創業，並逐漸成為熱衷藝術收藏的藏家，收藏涵蓋日本浮世繪版畫等作品，其中不少購自倫敦知名古董藝術商，包括Japanese Gallery Kensington。