Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)

  • Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869), 'Kokebuchi at Hida in Bungo Province' (Bungo Hida Kokebuchi), from the series 'Shokoku meisho hyakkei' (One Hundred Famous Views of the Provinces), 1861
    Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)
    'Kokebuchi at Hida in Bungo Province' (Bungo Hida Kokebuchi), from the series 'Shokoku meisho hyakkei' (One Hundred Famous Views of the Provinces), 1861
    Woodblock print, first edition
    Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
    Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
    Censor's seal including date: 'aratame, cockerel' (certified, 1861)
    Date: 1861
    Vertical oban:
    36.8 x 25.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ⅞ in.)
    £ 4,000.00
  • Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869), Kirifuri Waterfall, Nikko (Nikko Kirifuri no taki), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), 1859
    Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)
    Kirifuri Waterfall, Nikko (Nikko Kirifuri no taki), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), 1859
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
    Date: 1859, 10th month
    Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
    Sealed: combined 'aratame' (certified) and date seal 'Goat, 10' (1859, 10th month)
    Vertical oban:
    34.9 x 24 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)
    £ 7,800.00