Sale 7582
London
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14 May 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797 - 1858) A black-naped Oriole perched on a stem of hibiscus, the haiku reads Ariake no In the moonlight at dawn Nurete ochitaru see the hibiscus damp with dew Fuyo kana and blossoms falling signed Hiroshige hitsu, seal Ichiryusai, good impression and colours, slight horizontal creases and slight soiling Chu-tanzaku
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For another example see Israel Goldman and Cynthea Bogel, Hiroshige, Birds and Flowers (New York, 1988) no. 64
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