'Sumida River' From: 'Forty-eight Famous Views of Edo' - Hiroshige II Utagawa (1826-1869) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Artist: Hiroshige II Utagawa (1826-1869)
Title: Sumida River
Series: Forty-eight Famous Views of Edo
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Date: late 19th century
Size: 18. 6 x 25. 2 cm
Condition report: Slightly trimmed. Minor spots and slight misregistration.
As with many of Hiroshige II's prints, those comprising the series 'Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo' borrowed compositional elements from his teacher Hiroshige I Utagawa. At this point, he had just started using his teacher's name that recently passed away, therefore the prints in this series are signed 'Hiroshige'.
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Artist: Hiroshige II Utagawa (1826-1869)
Title: Sumida River
Series: Forty-eight Famous Views of Edo
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Date: late 19th century
Size: 18. 6 x 25. 2 cm
Condition report: Slightly trimmed. Minor spots and slight misregistration.
As with many of Hiroshige II's prints, those comprising the series 'Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo' borrowed compositional elements from his teacher Hiroshige I Utagawa. At this point, he had just started using his teacher's name that recently passed away, therefore the prints in this series are signed 'Hiroshige'.
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