HIROSHIGE: oban yoko-e (24.6 x 36.6 cm.); Karuizawa, a night scene of travellers along the Kisokaido road lighting their pipes in a fire, station 19 from the series Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi "The sixty-nine stations of the Kisokaido", published by Hoeido/Kinjudo, on the print the marks of both publishers appear, Takenouchi [Hoeido] to the left of the title and Iseri [Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)] on the saddle girth of the horse and on the lantern of the rider, signed Hiroshige ga, artist's seal Tokaido- fine impression and color, a few pin holes and minute holes restored, kiwame censor's seal partially trimmed left margin, otherwise very good condition

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HIROSHIGE: oban yoko-e (24.6 x 36.6 cm.); Karuizawa, a night scene of travellers along the Kisokaido road lighting their pipes in a fire, station 19 from the series Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi "The sixty-nine stations of the Kisokaido", published by Hoeido/Kinjudo, on the print the marks of both publishers appear, Takenouchi [Hoeido] to the left of the title and Iseri [Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)] on the saddle girth of the horse and on the lantern of the rider, signed Hiroshige ga, artist's seal Tokaido- fine impression and color, a few pin holes and minute holes restored, kiwame censor's seal partially trimmed left margin, otherwise very good condition
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Property from the Collection of the late Bartlett Wells

Lot Essay

A superbly printed example of one of Hiroshige's first designs for the Kisokaido set