UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
The first, depicting a woman in a chequered kimono straightening colourful cloths on a wood drying board, titled Drying Board Suggesting Hiyodorigoe, from the series Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics (Shimazoroi onna Benkei), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Ibaya Kyubei, c. 1844; the second, with a scene of a small samurai procession and other temple visitors at Zojo Temple in Shiba, titled Inside Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji sannai no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), signed Hiroshige ga, c. 1832-38
Vertical oban, 13 ¼ x 9 ½ in. (33.7 x 24.1 cm.)
Horizontal oban, 9 ½ x 14 ½ in. (24.1 x 36.8 cm.)
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
The first, depicting a woman in a chequered kimono straightening colourful cloths on a wood drying board, titled Drying Board Suggesting Hiyodorigoe, from the series Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics (Shimazoroi onna Benkei), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Ibaya Kyubei, c. 1844; the second, with a scene of a small samurai procession and other temple visitors at Zojo Temple in Shiba, titled Inside Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji sannai no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), signed Hiroshige ga, c. 1832-38
Vertical oban, 13 ¼ x 9 ½ in. (33.7 x 24.1 cm.)
Horizontal oban, 9 ½ x 14 ½ in. (24.1 x 36.8 cm.)
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