* Utagawa Hiroshige
(1797-1858)
Landscape in Snow from the series Japanese and Chinese Poems, The Crescent Moon from the series Twenty-eight Views of the Moon, Fujisawa, no. 7 from the series Famous Sites of the Fifty-three Stations and likely later restrike of Fox-fires on New Year's Eve at Shozoku Enoki from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (four works)
along with another example
Tokuriki Tomikichiro
(1902-2000)
Nara Kofukuji Pagoda on an Early Spring Evening
woodblock prints
first four sheets signed Hiroshige (lower right; lower left; lower right; lower right), last sheet signed Tomikichiro (upper right)
Height of largest sheet 10 1/8 x width 15 3/8 inches.
Estimate $ 200-400
Property from the Estate of Donald Lesh, Arlington Heights, Illinois
"Landscape in Snow" with significant toning, apparent tape residue and marks to the bottom margin and bottom of the image, mat burn on all margins, tape residue at eight poitns on back, colors bright.
"Crescent Moon" the paper being fragile and splitting in several areas, with significant losses to the image in three areas and one corner, with significant toning.
"Fujisawa" with toning to the paper, minor losses to the top and bottom margins, crease in middle of the sheet, possible water damage to the upper left corner, two 1/4 inch losses to the upper left corner, the paper wearing thin in the upper right corner, tape residue to the back of the bottom margin.
"Fox-fires" in overall good, complete condition, with toning, the side margins folded and glued to back, light staining to some portions of the top half of the image, colors bright.
"Nara Kofukuji" in overall good, complete condition, with mat burn around all margins, foxing, minor toning, having a vertical crease to the right side of the image, tape residue on all margins on the back, pigments very bright.