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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Lot 205

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Meguro Taikobashi yuhi no oka (Drum bridge and Setting-sun hill, Meguro)

Closed19 March 2019

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Meguro Taikobashi yuhi no oka (Drum bridge and Setting-sun hill, Meguro)
Woodblock print, from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred views of famous places in Edo), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi
14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (36.5 x 24.4 cm.)

Specialist note

Travelers en route to the Fudo Temple in Meguro, south Edo, cross a small stone bridge in heavy snow. The bridge was given its name 'Drum Bridge' due to its unusual shape.
For another impression in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston see www.mfa.org accession number 21.9512.