Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) - Lot 362

Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Fuchû, Abekawa/ Fuchû: the River Abe Three young women cross the Abe River. Two are in palanquins, the third on a porter's back. Mount Shizukata can be seen in the background. On the left, porters also cross the river, some with the help of a heavily laden horse. Oban yoko-e from the Tokaido gojûsan tsugi no uchi series, The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido. 20th station. Date: circa 1833-1834. Signed Hiroshige ga. Publisher Hoeido. Kiwame censor seal. Size: 24.5 x 37 cm Trace of central fold, good proof with margins. Bibliography: Suzuki 279 - Strange, p.138, 20 - Narazaki, p.48, 25 - Tokyo National Museum, 3223 - Richard Lane, L'estampe japonais Images du Monde flottant avec un catalog illustré de l'Ukiyo-e, Office du Livre, Fribourg, Suisse, p.236, 89-20 repr.