Beschreibung:

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Six woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)Edo period, 19th century
each a woodblock print, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), each signed Hiroshige hitsu (Brush of Hiroshige), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, and comprising:- Awa Province: Kominato, Uchiura (Awa, Kominato, Uchiura), censors' seals Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro) and Murata (Murata Sahei), 8th month 1853- Echigo Province: Oyashirazu (Echigo, Oyashirazu), censors' seals Hama (Hama Yahei) and Magome (Magome Kangeyu), 9th month 1853- Sado Province: The Goldmines (Sado, Kanayama), censors' seals Hama (Hama Yahei) and Magome (Magome Kangeyu), 9th month 1853- Tanba Province: Kanegasaka (Tanba, Kanegasaka), censor's seal aratame (certified), 12th month 1853- Sanuki Province: Distant View of Mount Zozu (Sanuki, Zozusan enbo), censor's seal aratame, 9th month 1855- Awaji Province: Goshiki Beach (Awaji, Goshiki hama), censor's seal aratame, 9th month 1855
Each vertical oban:36.2 x 24.8 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the first)36.1 x 24.7 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the second)36.2 x 24.8 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the third)36.3 x 24.6 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the fourth)36.2 x 24.7 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the fifth)36.2 x 24.8 cm., 14¼ x 9¾ in. (the sixth)Condition reportTo request a Condition Report for this Lot, please contact jon.adjetey@sothebys.com.
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