- Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Suzaki hatsu... - Lot 363 - Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

- Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Suzaki hatsu hinode The first sunrise of the year in Suzaki In the foreground, three women, wearing taka geta to protect themselves from the snow, pass each other on a bridge. Behind them, in front of the bay, figures stroll along the seawall, watching the sunrise on the horizon. Oban yoko-e from the Edo Meisho series, Famous Views of Edo. Date: Year of the Ox, 8 (1853). Signed Hiroshige ga. Publisher Yamadaya. Kinugasa and Murata censor seals. Format: 24.2 x 36 cm Quite a fine print. Small margins on three sides. - Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Tsukiji Nishi Gomonzeki The Western Gomonzeki Temple in Tsukuji Visitors make their way to the shrine along the central aisle lined with cherry blossoms. In the foreground on the right, three women pass a mother preceded by her young daughters on the left. The entrance to the shrine can be seen in the background. Oban yoko-e from the Edo Meisho series, Famous Views of Edo. Series of 40 plates. Date: 1854. Signed Hiroshige ga. Publisher Yamadaya. Aratame censor seal. Format : 21.7 x 33.2 cm Fine proof and fresh coloring. Soiling lower left. Margins cut. - Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Shiba Zôjôji/ Zôjôji Temple in Shiba n the temple grounds, three women stand in the foreground under the inner portico. In the background, two young girls, probably maids of honor of a lordly hotel, the design of their garments signifying yagasuri, which characterizes this function. In the background, we can see the entrance portico and visitors advancing onto the large esplanade. Zôjôji temple was the official temple of the Shogun family. To this day, its gates are Tokyo's oldest monuments, classified as "state treasures". Oban yoko-e from the Edo Meisho series, Famous Views of Edo. Series of 40 plates. Date: 1854. Signed Hiroshige ga. Aratame censor seal. Publisher's seal Yamadaya. Format : 24.2 x 36.1 cm Fairly fine print, slightly faded. Wear and soiling. Small holes in upper and lower margins. Bibliography: Suzuki, pp.138-139, series described L'ensemble.