Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)


Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1853Two oban tate-e prints from the series Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces): the first of Settsu Sumiyoshi Demi no hama (Demi Beach at Sumiyoshi in Settsu Province), with two nanushi censor's seals Mera and Watanabe, date seal ox 7 (1853), 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); the second of Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo (Togetsu Bridge at Arishiyama in Yamashiro Province), with two nanushi censor's seals Mera and Watanabe, date seal ox 7 (1853), 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); both published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, signed Hiroshige hitsu, mounted onto card. (2).