Bidspirit auction | Hiroshige ”Saruwaka-machi Bustling” Woodblock

Hiroshige ”Saruwaka-machi Bustling” Woodblock - Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). Woodblock print titled ”Saruwaka-machi shibai kaomise han'ei no zu (Saruwaka-machi Bustling at the Opening of the Theater Season), ” from the series ”Edo meisho (Famous Places in Edo), ” ca. 1838-42. Height: 8 3/4 in x width: 13 3/4 in. Condition: The sheet is heavily toned. The margins have been mostly possibly trimmed. Minute losses and soiling throughout. Wear along the edges. The work has been laid onto another. The work is not framed.