Lot no. 4
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Estimate: €80 - €100
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) after, 37th station: Akasaka,
Print from the series of 53 Tokaido stations known as "Kyoka Tokaido",
Publisher: Sanoki Edition & Bijyutsushya , supervised by Tokyo National Museum,
Size of the print: 23.5 x 32.5cm + frame, date: 1960s,
Translation of the poem :
Moonlight illuminates the path,
The travellers advance, peaceful silhouettes,
Under the trees of Akasaka.
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After the immense success of the first series of prints of the 53 Tokaido stations, Hiroshige decided to produce almost thirty different versions of this series. This print, embellished with a kyoka poem, is part of the series called "Kyoka Tokaido".
See original version (French)
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