Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Edo period (1615-1868), one early 1830s, two dated 1857 and 1853
Three oban prints: the first a yoko-e of Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori (Shops Selling Arimatsu Tie-dyed Cloth, A Famous Product of Narumi), no.41, from the Hoeido Tokaido gojusantsugi (53 Stations on the Todaido Road) series, published by Takenouchi Magohachi, signed Hiroshige ga, 24cm x 35.8cm (9 7/16in x 14 1/8in); the second tate-e of Kanda Konyacho (Dye House at Konya-cho, Kanda) from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seal aratame, date seal snake 11 (1857), signed Hiroshige ga, 37.5cm x 25.5cm (14¾in x 10in); the last tate-e of Shimosa, Choshi no hama Sotoura (The Outer Bay, Choshi Beach, Shimosa Province) from the series Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, two nanushi censor's seals Kinugasa and Murata, date seal ox 7 (1853), signed Hiroshige hitsu, 36.5cm x 24.6cm (14 3/8in x 9 11/16in). (3).注脚Provenance:
The first: Christie's London, 20 June 1994, lot 25.