Bidspirit auction | Utagawa Hiroshige ”Hodogaya” Japanese Woodblock

Utagawa Hiroshige ”Hodogaya” Japanese Woodblock - ”Hodogaya: Shinmachi Bridge” Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige, from his renowned ”Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido” series. The upper inscription identifies the Tokaido series, Hodogaya station, and Shinmachi Bridge, while Hiroshige's signature and publisher seals appear within the image. Mounted to backing as shown. Good overall condition with age-related toning and wear; please review photographs for details. 15 1/4” x 10 1/2”. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858, Japan) was one of the foremost masters of Japanese ukiyo-e, particularly celebrated for his landscape prints. His ”Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido” became one of the defining landscape series of the Edo period and established his international reputation.