The complete set of the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)

Price realised GBP 25,000

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

The complete set of the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)

Price realised GBP 25,000

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
The complete set of the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)
Each a woodblock print on paper signed Hiroshige ga, published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo), circa 1835

Comprising:
The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu)
The Noji Jewel River in Yamato Province (Yamato Noji)
The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide)
The Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta)
The Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Noda)
The Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya)
Each chutanzaku (each approx. 36.6 x 12.8 cm.)

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Please note that five of the six prints in this lot bear the seal of the collector Edwin Grabhorn.

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