Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
'Spiral Hall, Five Hundred Rakan Temple' (Gohyaku Rakan Sazaido), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857
Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1857, 8th month
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1857, 8th month
Vertical oban:
36 x 23.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅜ in.)
36 x 23.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅜ in.)
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For a very similar impression of the first edition in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, object no. 22765, go to: https://honolulu.emuseum.com/objects/5104/spiral-hall-five-hundred-rankan-temple?ctx=6aa615d645753aad237e772ebb9a3aaa61d124ce&idx=0 For a later impression with yellow...
For a very similar impression of the first edition in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, object no. 22765, go to: https://honolulu.emuseum.com/objects/5104/spiral-hall-five-hundred-rankan-temple?ctx=6aa615d645753aad237e772ebb9a3aaa61d124ce&idx=0
For a later impression with yellow title cartouche, bokashi details lacking and signs of block shrinkage and wear, in the collection of The British Museum, accession no. 1906,1220,0.737, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-737
For a later impression with yellow title cartouche, bokashi details lacking and signs of block shrinkage and wear, in the collection of The British Museum, accession no. 1906,1220,0.737, go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-737