Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin-hanga Online
Description:
Four Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, Japan, two by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858),including Wada, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road, 1834-42, publisher Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo),oban yoko-e and Mishima, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road, 1840-42, publisher Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo),chuban yoko-e; and two by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1865),from the series One-hundred Beautiful Women from Celebrated Place in Edo, oban tate-e, combined as a diptych, 14 1/8 x 18 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
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Keywords
Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Kunisada, Wada, Iseya Rihei, JapanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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