Lot Essay
Previously sold in these Rooms, 17 October, 1989, lot 690
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The series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido)
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido)
A complete set of fifty-five prints, each signed Hiroshige ga, published by Hoeido/Senkakudo (Takenouchi Magohachi and Tsuruya Kiemon) --notable for uniformly very good color and good to better impressions; all with faint centerfolds from original mounting as an album; from Nihonbashi to Fujikawa margins trimmed and remargined; from Okazaki to Miya a portion of the left margin is still intact, the remaining prints in the sequence trimmed to the border and remargined; from Kuwana to Seki portions of both vertical margins are intact and the horizontal margins trimmed to the border and remargined, the remaining prints in the sequence with margins trimmed and remargined
9½ x 14 3/8in. (24.1 x 37.2cm.) each approx.
Nihonbashi, asa no kei (Morning view at Nihonbashi), first state, moderate impression; Shinagawa, hinode (Sunrise at Shinagawa), first state, good impression; Kawasaki, Rokugo watashi-bune, (Rokugo ferry, Kawasaki), first state, good impression; Kanagawa, dai no kei (A view of the hill at Kanagawa), first state, moderate impression; Hodogaya, Shimmachibashi (Shimmachi Bridge, Hodogaya), first state, moderately good impression; Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo (Motomachi detour, Totsuka), first state, good impression; Fujisawa, Yugyoji (Yugyoji temple, Fujisawa), good impression, slightly soiled; Hiratsuka, Nawatemichi (Nawate Road, Hiratsuka), good impression; Oiso, Tora ga ame (Tora's rain, Oiso), good impression; Odawara, Sakawagawa (Sakawa River, Odawara), good impression, slightly stained; Hakone, kosui zu (The lake, Hakone), good impression, slightly stained; Mishima, asagiri (Morning mist, Mishima), good impression, slightly stained; Numazu, tasogare zu (Twilight at Numazu), good impression, trimmed to the border; Hara, asa no Fuji (Fuji in the morning, Hara), good impression, slightly soiled, cone of Fuji removed by trimming; Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji (Fuji from the left, Yoshiwara), good impression; Kambara yoru no yuki (Night snow, Kambara), good impression, slightly stained; Yui, Setta mine (Setta Pass, Yui), good impression, slightly stained; Okitsu, Okitsugawa (Okitsu River, Okitsu), good impression, slightly stained; Ejiri, Miho enbo (Distant view of Miho, Ejiri), good impression; Fuchu, Abekawa (Abe River, Fuchu), good impression; Mariko, meibutsu chamise (Famous teashop, Mariko), second state, very good impression, slightly stained; Okabe, Utsu no yama (Mount Utsu, Okabe), good impression; Fujieda, jimba tsugitate (Changing porters and horses, Fujieda), good impression, slightly stained; Shimada, Oigawa sungan (Suruga bank of the Oi River at Shimada), good impression, slightly stained; Kanaya, Oigawa engan (Distant bank of Oi River at Kanaya), good impression, slightly stained; Nissaka, Sayo no nakayama (Sayo mountain pass, Nissaka), good impression; Kakegawa, Akibayama enbo (Distant view of Mount Akiba, Kakegawa), good impression, slightly soiled; Fukuroi, dejaya no zu (Outside tea-stall, Fukuroi), good impression; Mitsuke, Tenryugawa zu (A view of Tenryu River, Mitsuke), good impression; Hamamatsu, fuyugare no zu (Winter view, Hamamatsu), second state, good impression; Maisaka, Imagire shinkei (Imagire promontory, Maisaka), good impression; Arai, watashibune no zu (Ferry boats, Arai), very good impression; Shirasuka, Shiomizaka no zu (The Shiomi slope, Shirasuka), good impression; Futagawa, Sarugababa (The monkey plateau, Futagawa), good impression, slightly soiled; Yoshida, Toyokawabashi (Toyokawa Bridge, Yoshida), good impression; Goyu, tabibito tome onna (Women stopping travelers at Goyu), very good impression; Akasaka, ryusha shofu no zu (Travellers and hostesses at an inn in Akasaka), very good impression; Fujikawa, bohana no zu (Procession at a boundary marker near Fujikawa), very good impression, slightly soiled; Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi (Yahagi Bridge, Okazaki), good impression; Chiryu, shuka uma ichi (The horse market in the fourth month at Chiryu), good impression; Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori (Shops selling Arimatsu tie-dyed cloth, the famous product of Narumi), good impression; Miya, Atsuta shinji (Atsuta festival, Miya), very good impression; Kuwana, shichiri watashiguchi (The landing entry of the seven leagues ferry at Kuwana), very good impression; Yokkaichi, Miegawa (Mie River, Yokkaichi), good impression; Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushiji (The Ishiyakushi temple, Ishiyakushi), very good impression; Shono, hakuu (White rain [Driving rain], Shono), very good impression; Kameyama, yukibare (Clear weather after snow, Kameyama), very good impression; Seki, honjin hayadachi (Early departure of a daimyo, Seki), very good impression; Sakanoshita, Fudesute mine (The peak of Mount Fudesute from Sakanoshita), good impression; Tsuchiyama, haru no ame (Spring rain, Tsuchiyama), very good impression; Minakuchi, meibutsu kampyo (Preparing strips of gourd, the famous product of Minakuchi), good impression; Ishibe, Megawa no sato (Megawa village near Ishibe), good impression; Kusatsu, meibutsu tateba (The Ubamochiya restaurant serving local rice cakes at Kusatsu), good impression, slightly soiled; Otsu, Hashirii chamise (The running-well teahouse, Otsu), good impression; Keishi, Sanjo ohashi (The Great Bridge at Sanjo, Kyoto), good impression (55)
The series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido)
A complete set of fifty-five prints, each signed Hiroshige ga, published by Hoeido/Senkakudo (Takenouchi Magohachi and Tsuruya Kiemon) --notable for uniformly very good color and good to better impressions; all with faint centerfolds from original mounting as an album; from Nihonbashi to Fujikawa margins trimmed and remargined; from Okazaki to Miya a portion of the left margin is still intact, the remaining prints in the sequence trimmed to the border and remargined; from Kuwana to Seki portions of both vertical margins are intact and the horizontal margins trimmed to the border and remargined, the remaining prints in the sequence with margins trimmed and remargined
9½ x 14 3/8in. (24.1 x 37.2cm.) each approx.
Nihonbashi, asa no kei (Morning view at Nihonbashi), first state, moderate impression; Shinagawa, hinode (Sunrise at Shinagawa), first state, good impression; Kawasaki, Rokugo watashi-bune, (Rokugo ferry, Kawasaki), first state, good impression; Kanagawa, dai no kei (A view of the hill at Kanagawa), first state, moderate impression; Hodogaya, Shimmachibashi (Shimmachi Bridge, Hodogaya), first state, moderately good impression; Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo (Motomachi detour, Totsuka), first state, good impression; Fujisawa, Yugyoji (Yugyoji temple, Fujisawa), good impression, slightly soiled; Hiratsuka, Nawatemichi (Nawate Road, Hiratsuka), good impression; Oiso, Tora ga ame (Tora's rain, Oiso), good impression; Odawara, Sakawagawa (Sakawa River, Odawara), good impression, slightly stained; Hakone, kosui zu (The lake, Hakone), good impression, slightly stained; Mishima, asagiri (Morning mist, Mishima), good impression, slightly stained; Numazu, tasogare zu (Twilight at Numazu), good impression, trimmed to the border; Hara, asa no Fuji (Fuji in the morning, Hara), good impression, slightly soiled, cone of Fuji removed by trimming; Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji (Fuji from the left, Yoshiwara), good impression; Kambara yoru no yuki (Night snow, Kambara), good impression, slightly stained; Yui, Setta mine (Setta Pass, Yui), good impression, slightly stained; Okitsu, Okitsugawa (Okitsu River, Okitsu), good impression, slightly stained; Ejiri, Miho enbo (Distant view of Miho, Ejiri), good impression; Fuchu, Abekawa (Abe River, Fuchu), good impression; Mariko, meibutsu chamise (Famous teashop, Mariko), second state, very good impression, slightly stained; Okabe, Utsu no yama (Mount Utsu, Okabe), good impression; Fujieda, jimba tsugitate (Changing porters and horses, Fujieda), good impression, slightly stained; Shimada, Oigawa sungan (Suruga bank of the Oi River at Shimada), good impression, slightly stained; Kanaya, Oigawa engan (Distant bank of Oi River at Kanaya), good impression, slightly stained; Nissaka, Sayo no nakayama (Sayo mountain pass, Nissaka), good impression; Kakegawa, Akibayama enbo (Distant view of Mount Akiba, Kakegawa), good impression, slightly soiled; Fukuroi, dejaya no zu (Outside tea-stall, Fukuroi), good impression; Mitsuke, Tenryugawa zu (A view of Tenryu River, Mitsuke), good impression; Hamamatsu, fuyugare no zu (Winter view, Hamamatsu), second state, good impression; Maisaka, Imagire shinkei (Imagire promontory, Maisaka), good impression; Arai, watashibune no zu (Ferry boats, Arai), very good impression; Shirasuka, Shiomizaka no zu (The Shiomi slope, Shirasuka), good impression; Futagawa, Sarugababa (The monkey plateau, Futagawa), good impression, slightly soiled; Yoshida, Toyokawabashi (Toyokawa Bridge, Yoshida), good impression; Goyu, tabibito tome onna (Women stopping travelers at Goyu), very good impression; Akasaka, ryusha shofu no zu (Travellers and hostesses at an inn in Akasaka), very good impression; Fujikawa, bohana no zu (Procession at a boundary marker near Fujikawa), very good impression, slightly soiled; Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi (Yahagi Bridge, Okazaki), good impression; Chiryu, shuka uma ichi (The horse market in the fourth month at Chiryu), good impression; Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori (Shops selling Arimatsu tie-dyed cloth, the famous product of Narumi), good impression; Miya, Atsuta shinji (Atsuta festival, Miya), very good impression; Kuwana, shichiri watashiguchi (The landing entry of the seven leagues ferry at Kuwana), very good impression; Yokkaichi, Miegawa (Mie River, Yokkaichi), good impression; Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushiji (The Ishiyakushi temple, Ishiyakushi), very good impression; Shono, hakuu (White rain [Driving rain], Shono), very good impression; Kameyama, yukibare (Clear weather after snow, Kameyama), very good impression; Seki, honjin hayadachi (Early departure of a daimyo, Seki), very good impression; Sakanoshita, Fudesute mine (The peak of Mount Fudesute from Sakanoshita), good impression; Tsuchiyama, haru no ame (Spring rain, Tsuchiyama), very good impression; Minakuchi, meibutsu kampyo (Preparing strips of gourd, the famous product of Minakuchi), good impression; Ishibe, Megawa no sato (Megawa village near Ishibe), good impression; Kusatsu, meibutsu tateba (The Ubamochiya restaurant serving local rice cakes at Kusatsu), good impression, slightly soiled; Otsu, Hashirii chamise (The running-well teahouse, Otsu), good impression; Keishi, Sanjo ohashi (The Great Bridge at Sanjo, Kyoto), good impression (55)
Provenance
Fred R. Stanford