Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints on Paper After Utagawa Hiroshige and Hiroshige II

Item Details

In Plate

A pair of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints on paper after Japanese master printmakers Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重, 1797 – 1858) and his pupil, Hiroshige II (二代目 歌川広重, 1826 – 1869). The Hiroshige piece is titled Twilight at Numazu and depicts three travelers, one carrying a mask, making their way into a town at night, rendered in deep blue gradients with orange accents. It comes from the series Fifty Three Stations of the Tökaidö, and is station number 13. The print by Hiroshige II, titled Mimeguri Embankment and the Sumida River depicts figures standing together on the edge of a river. It comes from the series Thirty Six Views of the Eastern Capital. Each print is signed and sealed in plate, and presented under glass in painted black wood frames, wired to hang.

Condition

- minor scratches to frames; light wrinkling to Hiroshige II print (portrait orientation); toning to prints.

Dimensions

- measures each frame; visible images measure approximately 13.5" W x 8.75" H.

Item #

17STL063-062