Lot 12
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo Period
Lot 12 Details
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo Period
KAMEIDO TENJIN KEIDAI (IN THE GROUNDS OF THE TENJIN SHRINE AT KAMEIDO)
江戶時代 歌川廣重 亀戸天神境内 1856年作
Ink and colour on paper, signed Hiroshige hitsu. Publisher Uoya Eikichi
14.2" x 9.4" — 36 x 24 cm.
Censor's seals: (aratame, Dragon 7; cut off of this impression) blockcutter's mark 改印:(改、辰七) 彫師:なし
Estimate $5,000-$7,000
Provenance:
From a Distinguished Toronto Collector
Literature:
Other Impressions: Ukiyo-Taikei, vol.16, no.57; Brooklyn, no.65; Ota, p.14c
Note:
Most copies of this print are in permanent collections of museums, including:
1. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.65
2. British Museum, 1906,1220,0.665
3. The Metropolitan Museum, JP2517
4. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1952, gift of Dr. G.S. Amsden, 52.1423
5. Harvard Art Museums, 1933.4.151
One sold at Sotheby’s London, November 10, 2005, lot 865, for £12,000