Lot Essay
Because of its lyrical and romantic qualities this is deservedly the best-known and most sought-after design from the entire series of the Kiso Road
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Seba from the series Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi [The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road], signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga, published by Kinjudo (Ise-ya Rihei), good impression, colours and condition, re-margined
Oban yoko-e: 24.0 x 36.8cm.
Seba from the series Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi [The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road], signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga, published by Kinjudo (Ise-ya Rihei), good impression, colours and condition, re-margined
Oban yoko-e: 24.0 x 36.8cm.
Literature
For other impressions see Tsuneo Tamba, The Art of Hiroshige, (Tokyo, 1965), no.68 and Juzo Suzuki, Hiroshige, (Tokyo, 1970), no.24
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