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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Four prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Four prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei):

1. Aoi Slope, Outside Toranomon Gate (Toranomon-soto Aoizaka), woodblock print, signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, November 1857

2. Sanno Festival Procession at Kojimachi 1-chome (Kojimachi-itchome Sanno Matsuri nerikomi), woodblock print, signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, July 1856

3. Five Pines, Onagi Canal (Onagigawa Gohonmatsu), woodblock print, signed Hiroshige hitsu, published by Uoya Eikichi, July 1856

4. Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike (Kinokunizaka Akasaka Tameike enkei), published by Uoya Eikichi, September 1857
Each vertical oban:
35.4 x 23.9cm.
35.8 x 24cm.
35 x 22cm.
35.2 x 23.6cm.
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For a similar impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/aoi-slope-outside-toranomon-gate-toranomon-soto-aoizaka-from-the-series-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-meisho-edo-hyakkei-217885

For a similar impression to the second, third and fourth in the Honolulu Museum of Art, go to:
http://honolulumuseum.org/art/7605
https://ukiyo-e.org/image/honolulu/4674
http://honolulumuseum.org/art/7624

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