Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Mackerel, Crab, and Morning Glory, from an untitled series known as Large Fish, 1840-42
Woodblock print, the fish embellished with mica
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Artist's seal: 'Ichiryusai'
No publisher's seal (later editions have seal of Marujin)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: 1840-42
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Artist's seal: 'Ichiryusai'
No publisher's seal (later editions have seal of Marujin)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: 1840-42
Horizontal oban:
25.8 x 37.6 cm. (10 ⅛ x 14 ¾ in.)
25.8 x 37.6 cm. (10 ⅛ x 14 ¾ in.)
Very good impression and colour. Minor toning, a few small and light surface marks. Minute wormhole below the crab's legs near bottom edge.
£ 2,500.00
For another impression of the same design previously owned by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), now in the collection of the Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin, accession no. 1980.1980, go to:...
For another impression of the same design previously owned by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), now in the collection of the Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin, accession no. 1980.1980, go to:
https://chazen.wisc.edu/collection/6138/crab-mackerel-and-morning-glory-from-a/
https://chazen.wisc.edu/collection/6138/crab-mackerel-and-morning-glory-from-a/