Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858)


Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1847-1857Comprising three oban tate-e and two oban yoko-e prints; the first entitled Yanagishima, from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), circa 1857, published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seals Mi shi, Aratame, signed Hiroshige ga; Kanaya, Sakamichi yori Oigawa chobo (No. 25, Kanaya: View of the Oi River from the Uphill Road), and Akasaka, Nawatemichi nite Yajirobei Kitahachi o kitsune to omohite chochaku suru (No. 37, Akasaka: On the Nawate Road, Yajirobei Takes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him), both from the series Gojusan tsugi meisho zue (Famous Sights of the 53 Stations), circa 1855, published by Tsutaya Kichizo, censor's seals Aratame, U shichi, signed Hiroshige hitsu; Meguro Fudoson (Sacred Fudo in Meguro), from the series Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), circa 1854, published by Yamadaya Shojiro, censor's seal Tora juichi, signed Hiroshige ga; the last entitled Saruwaka-machi shibai (Theater in Saruwaka-machi), from the series Toto meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital), circa 1847-1852, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), censor's seals Kinugawa, Watanabe, signed Hiroshige ga(5) 14 1/4 x 9 5/8in (36 x 24.4cm) each approximately9 3/4 x 14 3/16in (24.6 x 36.1cm) each approximately