Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858)


Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-1853Comprising three aiban yoko-e and two oban yoko-e prints; Ishibe, Oiso, and Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama uchu no zu (Tsuchiyama: The Suzuka Mountains in the Rain), each from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido Road), circa 1843-1847, censor's seal Hama, signed Hiroshige ga; Asukayama hanami no zu (Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill), censor's seals Kinugasa, Murata, Ushi machi, and Shin Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi mikaeri no yanagi (The Willow Tree of Farewells to Guests at Nihon Embankment in the New Yoshiwara), censor's seals Mera, Watanabe, Ushi juni, both from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1853, published by Yamadaya Shojiro, signed Hiroshige ga(5) 8 7/8 x 13 1/2in (22.5 x 34.4cm)8 3/8 x 13in (21.5 x 33cm)8 3/8 x 12 1/2in (21 x 32cm)9 1/8 x 14in (23.3 x 35.5cm)9 3/4 x 13 7/8in (25 x 35.5cm)