Property from the Collection of Margaret Roebling Perrine (1868-1938) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (TOYOKUNI I, 1769-1825), ISODA KORYŪSAI (1735-1790), AND AFTER KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820)
A Group of Five Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1849-1850
Comprising an ōban tate-e print titled Harima, Maiko no hama (Harima Province: Maiko Beach), from the series [Dai Nihon] Rokujūyoshū meisho zue (Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan]), signed Hiroshige ga , published by Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei); an ōban yoko-e print entitled Asakusa Kiryūzan toshi no ichi (Year-end Fair at Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa) from the series Tōto meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital), signed Hiroshige hitsu , published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō); an ōban yoko-e titled Miho rakugan, Sunshū Kiyomizudera Yoshiwara miru enkei (Descending Geese at Miho: Kiyomizu Temple of Suruga Province, with a Distant View of Yoshiwara), from the series Meisho hakkei (Eight Views of Famous Places), signed Toyokuni hitsu , published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudō); a chūban tate-e print depicting a boy playing with a turtle, signed Koryūsai ga ; and a shikishiban surimono depicting cranes in flight and a red sun, signed Yanagawa Shigemasa hitsu (5)
14 5/8 x 9 3/4in (37.1 x 24.7cm), the largest