Online Auction 13380From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints from 18th to 20th Century
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
Lot 82Property of a European Collector

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)

Nine prints from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
Nine prints from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road
Nine prints from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsui), comprising:

Six prints by Kuniyoshi variously signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and Chooro Kuniyoshi ga, published by Kojimaya Jubei, 1845-46
One design by Kunisada, signed Oju Kunisada ga, published by Iseya Ichibei, 1845-46
Two designs by Hiroshige, both signed Hiroshige ga, published by Ibaya Senzaburo (Dansendo), 1845-46
Each vertical oban (each approx. 36.6 x 25.2cm.)

Specialist note

This series was a collaboration between Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada using different publishers and it is thought that the total number of prints in the series is sixty-four.

For many designs from the same series in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/search?search_api_views_fulltext=T%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4+goj%C3%BBsan+tsui

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