HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), oban tate-e, a triptych, overall 38.6 x 78cm., Edo no hana, Oeyama Shutendoji 'Flower of Edo, Great Drunkard of Oeyama', basketwork models of Shutendoji and oni, signed Hiroshige ga, kiwame seal, published by Iwatoya Kisaburo, very good impression, good colour but not totally matching, right hand panel with oxidization and slight vertical fold lines, slight soiling and tiny holes, a collector's seal on the reverse (3)

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HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), oban tate-e, a triptych, overall 38.6 x 78cm., Edo no hana, Oeyama Shutendoji 'Flower of Edo, Great Drunkard of Oeyama', basketwork models of Shutendoji and oni, signed Hiroshige ga, kiwame seal, published by Iwatoya Kisaburo, very good impression, good colour but not totally matching, right hand panel with oxidization and slight vertical fold lines, slight soiling and tiny holes, a collector's seal on the reverse (3)

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According to Buko nenki (Chronicles of Edo), around Bunsei 2 (1819) there was a display near the Ryogoku Bridge which included a basketwork figure of Shutendoji, and it is believed that this unusual print depicts it

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