Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), Edo period
Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred famous views of Edo)

Three mounted, framed and glazed woodblock prints from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred famous views of Edo), comprising:

Sakasai no watashi (The ferry crossing at Sakasai),signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 5th month 1857, censor seals aratame and mi-ni;

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 11th month 1857, censors seals;

Horikiri no hana shobu (Iris garden, Horikiri), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 5th month 1857, censor seals

(Quantity:3)

Dimensions: 33.7 x 22.5cm; the frame 48 x 36cm

UK private collection

See a comparable print sold at Christie's New York, 17 Sep 2024, lot 256; also see a related print in the British Museum, no. 1906,1220,0.677. There are also three copies in the V&A Museum, one example being museum no. E.3869D-1886; another closely related print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.35853; see another comparable print sold at Christie's New York, 16 Mar 2021, lot 90. See another print sold at Sotheby's London, 20 July 2023, lot 30.