Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858)


Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1843-1854Comprising three oban yoko-e prints; the first entitled Nihonbashi yukibare no asa (Clear Morning After Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge), from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1848-1849, published by Fujiokaya Keijiro (Shorindo), censor's seals Muramatsu, Yoshimura; the second entitled Ryogokubashi hanabi no zu (Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge), from the series Toto meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital), circa 1843-1847, published by Ezakiya Tatsuzo Sengyokudo; and the last entitled Akasaka Higashi Gomonzeki (Higashi Honganji Temple at Akasaka), from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1854, published by Yamadaya Shojiro, censor's seals Aratame, Tora juichi; each signed Hiroshige ga (3) 9 7/8 x 14in (25.1 x 35.7cm)8 5/8 x 13 1/4in (22 x 33.6cm)9 1/2 x 14in (24.2 x 35.5cm)