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Sat, Dec 31, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 143

5 Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints - Hiroshige

Estimate: $200 - $400

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Collection of five Japanese woodblock (ukiyo-e) prints, including a reprint of a work of Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 - 1858). Hiroshige's "Gion Shrine in Snow" from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto". Also included are two reprints of the work of Keisai Eisen, including "Nihonbashi" and "Itabana" from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaido". Also, Takeji Asano's "Bamboo Grove of Saga" and Arai Yoshimune's "Suma Beach". Condition: varied, wear and patina as expected. Provenance: from the estate of a Connecticut collector of ukiyo-e prints. Keywords: art, artwork, Asia, Asian, ukiyo-e, ukiyo e, ukiyoe, woodcut, decor, decoration