Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu, 1826-1869)Edo period (1615-1868), 1866
Comprising six oban tate-e prints; the first entitled Tokyo Yanagishima nogiku (Wild Chrysanthemums at Yanagishima in Tokyo); Toto Rokuroku nashi (Pear Blossoms at Rokuroku in the Eastern Captail); Tokyo Ayasegawa nemu (Mimosa at the Ayase River in Tokyo); Toto Asakusa hana yashiki ajisai (Hydrangea at the Flower Garden at Asakusa in the Eastern Capital), each signed Kisai Rissho hitsu; Toto Aoizaka aoi (Hollyhock at Aoizaka in the Eastern Capital) and Toto Sugamo kaido (Aronia at Sugamo in the Eastern Capital), the both signed Rissho; each from the series Sanjurokkasen (36 Selected Flowers), published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), censor's seal Tora shichi aratame (6)
14 x 9 5/8in (35.5 x 24.4cm) each approximately