Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826- 1869) Old Re-Print(?), Akasaka Kiribatake

(Night Rain at Aksaka Kiribatake), from the series: "Meisho Edo hyakkei" (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), signed Nisei Hiroshige ga, no publisher's or censor's seal, some stains, several creases, right bottom corner with thinned parts, small tear on the right margin outside the image area, good impression and colours, woodgrain in the sky. "This design by Hiroshige II was added to the series after the death of Hiroshige in 1858, as substitute for his design of Akasaka Kiribatake. The circumstances surrounding the production of this print are not clear but it seems likely that all the blocks for the original damaged or lost" (William Pearl and John Roden site:"The Woodblock Prints of Ando Hiroshige"), "It is (this print) is probably and old reprint" (William Pearl, 25th of June 2026), 37,2 x 24,3 cm

Schätzpreis:€160

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