Ando Hiroshige. 1797-1858.
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Series: Views of Edo.
Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa in Springtime. 1853. Horizontal oban. 8 1/2 x 13 3/8. Series: Famous Views of Edo. Trimmed; 2 1/2" diagnal printing fold in the right-hand sheet edge; good colors. Signed: Hiroshige ga. $275.
Pagoda of Zojoji [Temple] Akabane (Station 49). 1857. Series: 100 Famous Views of Edo. Vertical oban. 13 3/8 x 8 7/8 (sheet 14 33/8 x 9 3/4). Full sheet with margins. There are 4 binding holes in the left-hand margin; one wormage spot in the sky. The colors are faded. Signed: Hiroshige ga. $200.
Famous Places in the Eastern Capital.
Morita Theatre. Series: Toto Meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital). Horizontal oban. 8 3/4 x 13 1/8. Publisher: Sanoki. Timmed; good color and in good condition. Signed: Hiroshige ga. $550.
The Plum Grove at Kameido. Series: Famous Sites in the Eastern Capital. Mid 1830's. Horizontal oban. 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 (image and sheet). Illustrated: Keys, The Male Journey in Japanese Prints, p. 137. Trimmed; good color and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. $550.
Suruga Street, Theatre District in Ni-chome. Series: Tota Meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital). 8 13/16 x 13 9/16. Horizontal oban. Publisher: Sanoki or Kikakiu. Good color and impression; trimmed. Signed: Hiroshige gwa. $350.
Sixty-odd Famous Places of Japan (Dai Nippon Roku-Ju Yosha Meisho Zue-E).
The Road Below the Rakan Temple in Buzen Province. Series: Sixty-odd Famous Places of Japan ( Dai Nippon Roku-Ju Yosha Meisho Zue-E). Series of 70 prints; this image is #61, Date: 1854. Publisher: Koshihei. Format: Obanyokoe. Trimmed to the border; paper loss through the figure on the right; one small wormhole, top left; otherwise fine color and condition. $550.
Series: 6 Views of the Tama River.
Shokoku (My Country). Series: 6 Views of the Tama River. 14 1/16 x 9 3/8. Vertical oban. Publisher: Noshua Yasubei. Trimmed; toned. Signed: Hiroshige gwa. $125.
Mixed Prints of the Tokaido (Tokaido Harimaze Zuye).
Mixed Prints of the Tokaido (Tokaido Harimaze Zuye). Series of 55 images in 12 sheets. Date: 1852. Publisher: Ibasen. Format: Oban Tateye. The images are: Arai (top right); Shirasuka (top left); Futagawa (center); Yoshida (bottom right); Goyu (bottom left). Good color and condition. Harimaze prints are designed to be cut apart. $1,250.
Series: The 53 Stations of the Tokaido.
Eijiri (Station 19). Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). Later printing 1880. Horizontal oban. 7 11/16 x 12 3/16. Toned and trimmed. Signed: Hiroshige fude. $125.
Fujikawa. Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). 1847-1850. Chuban: 6 3/8 x 8 11/16. Publisher: Tsutaya Jusaburo. Trimmed; in good condition with very good color. Signed: Hiroshige gwa. $125.
Hiratsuka (Station 8). Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). 1833-34. Horizontal oban. 9 x14. Publishers: Hoeido, Sankakudo. Trimmed; good impression and color. Signed: Hiroshige ga. $550.
Kanaya (Station 25). Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). Later printing 1880. Horizontal oban. 7 11/16 x 12 3/16. Toned and trimmed. Signed: Hiroshige fude. $125.
Mishima (Station 12). Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). Later printing 1880. Horizontal oban. 7 7/8 x 12 1/2. Toned and trimmed; there are 3 slight stains in the image. Signed: Hiroshige fude. $100.
Yoshiwara: Fuji from the left (Station 15). Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). Later printing 1880. Horizontal oban. 7 7/8 x 12 1/2. Toned and trimmed. Signed: Hiroshige fude. $125.
Yui (Station 17). Series: Tokaido Gyousan Tsugi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido). 1847-1850. Chuban: 6 3/8 x 8 11/16 (sheet 6 5/8 x 8 7/8). Publisher: Tsutaya Jusaburo. Some ink transfer; otherwise in fine condition. Untrimmed. Signed: Hiroshige gwa. $175.
Twentieth-century Japanese prints.
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