- Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Yushima Tenmangu/... - Lot 239 - Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

- Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Yushima Tenmangu/ Yushima Shrine In summer, pilgrims from Edo climb the stairs to the shrine high above the city. The Yushima shrine is dedicated to the cult of the great scholar Sugawara Michizane (845-903). He is venerated as the titular god of learning and education. Oban yoko-e from the Edo Meisho series, Famous Views of Edo. Date: Year of the Tiger, 1854. Signed Hiroshige ga. Aratame censor seal. Publisher Yamadaya. Format: 24 x 34.6 cm (sheet). - Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Asakusa kinryûsan Keidai no zu View of the interior of the Kinryûsan shrine in Asakusa n one of the temple's towers, three women stroll along the outside corridor. In their hands, they hold koyori, papers twisted like string. From the tower, the roofs of the shrines can be seen through the pine trees. Below, visitors stroll down a wide alley lined with stores. Oban yoko-e from the Edo Meisho series, Famous Views of Edo. Series of 40 plates. Date: year of the ox (1853). Signed Hiroshige ga. Publisher Yamadaya. Seals of censors Kinugasa and Murata. Format: 23.9 x 36.2 cm Yellowed proof. Bibliography: Suzuki, p.138-139. The whole set.