Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
The Property of a Gentleman
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March 24, 02:44 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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The Property of a Gentleman
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The complete set of Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
Edo period, 19th century
the complete set of eight woodblock prints, including the title slip, from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, circa mid-1830s, and comprising:
- Twilight Snow at Uchikawa (Uchikawa bosetsu)
- Returning Sails at Otomo (Otomo no kihan)
- Night Rain at Koizumi (Koizumi no yau)
- Evening Bell at Shomyo (Shomyo no bansho)
- Clearing Weather at Susaki (Susaki no seiran)
- Autumn Moon at Seto (Seyo no shugetsu)
- Descending Geese at Hiragata (Hiragata no rakugan)
Each horizontal yotsugiri (quarter oban)