Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-18 - Lot 18

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Japan, circa 1845-46 Three ôban tate-e prints from the series "Fifty-three associations along the Tôkaidô" ("Tôkaidô Gojûsan tsui"), a collaboration with Hiroshige and Kunisada, here no. 17, "Yui: local fisherwoman" at her nets, signed Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga - lined, wormholes; no. 25, "Kanaya : crossing the Ôi River", signed Hiroshige ga - lined; no. 53, "Kusatsu: Tawara Tôda and the Dragon Woman (Ryûjo)" (her micaceous silhouette under water), signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga - one margin cut off; all published by Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô), and with a centipede (mukade) framing the text at the top. 36.8 x 23.8 cm; 36.1 x 24.7 cm; 36 x 24.5 cm