Utagawa Hiroshige Ukiyo-e Woodblock "Kazusa Province: Yasashi Bay"

Item Details

Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重, Japanese; 1797-1858), also known as Andō Hiroshige
Kazusa Province: Yasashi Bay, Common name: Kujûkuri, mid 19th century
Woodblock on paper
Signed in block to the left
From the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces
Publisher unknown
Block cut by Yokogawa Horitake with mark to the left
Title and series inscription in block to the upper right
Presented in a gilt gesso and wood Art Nouveau style frame

Provenance
From the archives of Samuel Marx (1902 New York City – 1992 Los Angeles).

Samuel Marx began his career in 1930 as a story editor for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer then went on to produce popular films to include Lassie Come Home and Son of Lassie. In 1990, Marx co-authored the book Deadly Illusions; Jean Harlow and the Murder of Paul Bern in which his sleuthing efforts unfold the mysterious details surrounding his friends alleged suicide.

Condition

- print examined outside of frame; margins trimmed with publisher and censor seals missing; slight fading to print; foxing, accretions and marks to the print notably to the upper left; abrasions to surface of print; sheet adhered to backing to the upper and lower left corners; discoloration and wear to mat with marks to the lower left; marks and scratches to the frame; chips to the molding to the lower corners.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 9.0" W x 13.35" H.

Item #

ITMG104861