UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-69)

EDO PERIOD, C.1832-60

Six Japanese woodblock prints depicting various urban and rural views, five by Utagawa Hiroshige I entitled: 'Fishing by torchlight on Lake Renko' and 'Satsuma Province: Bo Bay, the Two-sword Rocks', both from the series 'Sixty-odd Famous Places of Japan' (1856); 'The Jewel River in Musashi Province', from the series 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji' (1858); 'Suruga-cho', from the series 'One Hundred Views of Edo' (1856); 'Theatres in Nichomachi', from the series 'Famous Places in the Eastern Capital' (c.1832-38), all oban tate-e, all approx. 35.8cm x 23.5cm; and one print by Hiroshige II entitled 'Snow Scene', from the series 'Pictures of Famous Places in Edo', (c.1860), oban yoko-e, 25.7cm x 37cm. (6)