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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
A set of three bird and flower prints
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
A set of three bird and flower prints
Woodblock prints, each signed Hiroshige hitsu, circa 1832, comprising:
1) A blue bird on a maple brench
2) A kingfisher hovers over bellflowers
3) A swallows between clematis
Vertical sanchogake: 9 7/8 x 4 ¾ in. (25.1 x 12.1 cm.) each approx.
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A set of three bird and flower prints
Woodblock prints, each signed Hiroshige hitsu, circa 1832, comprising:
1) A blue bird on a maple brench
2) A kingfisher hovers over bellflowers
3) A swallows between clematis
Vertical sanchogake: 9 7/8 x 4 ¾ in. (25.1 x 12.1 cm.) each approx.
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Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954), Springfield, Massachusetts
Exhibited
“Ukiyo-e from The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA”, exh. cat. p. 63, no. 109, exhibited at the following venues:
Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, 4 June-3 July, 1994
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, 16 July-21 August, 1994
Yokkaichi Municipal Museum, Mie Prefecture, 1 September-4 October, 1994
Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, 4 June-3 July, 1994
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, 16 July-21 August, 1994
Yokkaichi Municipal Museum, Mie Prefecture, 1 September-4 October, 1994
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