Complete set of 46 Woodblock prints (reprint) - "Fuji sanjūrokkei" 富士三十六景 (Thirty-six Views of Mount - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Japan
No. 82706291
Woodblock reprints - 'Otsu' & 'Mizuke' - "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Japan (No Reserve Price)
No. 82706291
Woodblock reprints - 'Otsu' & 'Mizuke' - "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Japan (No Reserve Price)
2 Woodblock prints - Paper - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Japan - Mid 20th century
Two good impressions on thin paper. A later printing.
In 1832, it is said that Hiroshige was appointed by Bakufu, the feudal government of Japan, to accompany an official procession from Edo to Kyoto along the Tokaido road. The artist made many sketches during this journey, resulting in the production of his most acclaimed series ‘Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road’, although some of the designs are based on older available images. To be noted that it was rare for an artist (and regular people in general) to be able to travel and sketch landscapes from life during the Edo period, which makes some scholars believe that Hiroshige depicted most scenes entirely from his imagination.
Condition is good. Some surface dust. Vertical fold down middle.
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