Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1853, 1856 and 1857
Six oban tate-prints: the first of Kanda Myojin akebono no kei (Dawn at the Kanda Myojin Shrine), from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), published by Uoya Eikichi, censor's seal aratame, date seal snake 9 (1857), signed Hiroshige ga, 36.2cm x 24.4cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); five from the series Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces), published by Koshimuraya Heisuke, all signed Hiroshige hitsu, comprising; Echigo Oyashirazu (Oyashirazu Promontory in Echigo Province), with two nanushi censor's seals Hama and Umagome, date seal ox 9 (1853), 36cm x 24.5cm (14 1/8in x 9 5/8in); Osumi Sakurajima (Sakurajima Island, Osumi Province), with date seal dragon 3 (1856), 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); Tanba Kagamizaka (Kagami Slope in Tanba Province), censor's seal aratame, date seal ox 12 (1853), 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); Settsu Sumiyoshi Demi no hama (Demi Beach at Sumiyoshi in Settsu Province), with two nanushi censor's seals Mera and Watanabe, date seal ox 7 (1853), 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo (Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province), with two nanushi censor's seals Mera and Watanabe, date seal ox 7 (1853), 36.2cm x 24.5cm (14¼in x 9 5/8in); all mounted on card. (6).