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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)
Ten landscape prints
1. Year-end Fair at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan toshi no ichi), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), published by Sanoya Kihei, circa 1835–38

2. Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku noryo), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho), signed Nisei Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige II), 1859

3. Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom along the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hanazakari), from the series Famous Places of the Eastern Capital (Kodo meisho), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1832–35

4. Clear Weather after Snow at Massaki (Massaki yukibare no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1832–38

5. Kanaya: The Far Bank of the Oi River (Kanaya, Oigawa engan), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1833–34

6. No. 13 - Numazu (jusan - Numazu), from the series The Tokaido Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tokaido - Gojusan tsugi), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1847–52

7. No. 19 - Ejiri (juku - Ejiri), from the series The Tokaido Road - The Fifty-three Stations (Tokaido - Gojusan tsugi), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1847–52

8. The Tama River at Ide in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide no Tamagawa) , from the series Six Tama Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku mu-Tamagawa), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1835–36

9. Beating Cloth Scene, The Tama River in Settsu Province (Settsu toi no Tamagawa), from the series Six Tama Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku mu-Tamagawa), signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1835–36

10. Shirasuka: View of Shiomizaka (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka fukei), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, signed Hiroshige ga (Utagawa Hiroshige), circa 1841–44
All horizontal oban:
Each sheet approx. 25 x 36.8cm.

Provenance
The first, Wakai Kensaburo (collector's seal bottom right corner)
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For another impression of the first, second and third, fourth and fifth in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession numbers 20.79, 21.10049, 20.45, 20.65 and 11.26118 go to www.mfa.org/collections

For another impression of the third in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, Japan, image number C0082438, go to http://webarchives.tnm.jp/imgsearch/show/C0082438

For another impression of the fifth and sixth in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York, accession numbers JP2490 and JP763, go to:
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/56913
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/37207

For another impression of the seventh in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York, accession number JP769, go to http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/37213

For another impression of the eighth in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, object number 17473, go to http://honolulumuseum.org/art/6999

For another impression of the ninth and tenth in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession numbers 21.9959 and 21.9343, go to www.mfa.org/collections

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