Beschreibung:

A Group of Eight Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834-1847
Comprising three ōban yoko-e prints, including Yoshitsune Rushing Headlong at Hiyodorigoe in Ichinotani, from the series Yoshitsune ichidai ki (The Life of Yoshitsune), circa 1834, published by Tsuruya Kiemon; and two from the series Chūshingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers), Godanme (Act V), circa 1835-1839, published by Izumiya Ichibei, and Hachidanme (Act VIII), circa 1843-1847, published by Aritaya Seiemon, all signed Hiroshige ga; one ōban yoko-e and four chūban yoko-e prints, including Yoshiwara, Meisho hidari Fuji (Yoshiwara: the Famous Sight of Mount Fuji on the Left), from the series Tōkaido gojūsan tsugi (53 Stations of the Tōkaido Road), circa 1847-1852, published by Maruya Seiji ), Hakone, Goyu, Mishima, and Okabe, from the series Tōkaido gojūsan tsugi (53 Stations of the Tōkaido Road), circa 1840-1842, published by Sanoya Kihei, signed Hiroshige ga; Utsu no ya(ma) toge, Meibutsu judango (Okabe: Mount Utsu Pass and Famous Dumplings), from the series Tōkaido gojūsan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tōkaido Road), circa 1850-1851, published by Tsutaya Kichizō,, signed Hiroshige ga (8)
9 1/2 x 14 1/4in (24 x 36cm), the largest