Lot 35
Lot 35
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)

Shishi training cub

Price Realised GBP 4,000
Estimate
GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,500
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)

Shishi training cub

Price Realised GBP 4,000
Price Realised GBP 4,000
Details
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Shishi training cub
Woodblock print
Signed Oju Hiroshige hitsu and artist's seal Rissen
Published by Yamashiroya Jinbei (Sansendo), circa 1867-68
Vertical oban diptych: 71 x 23.9 cm. (28 x 938 in.)
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Lot Essay

For another impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 47.20, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/252203/lion-and-cub
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