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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) The fifty-three...

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) The fifty-three relays of the Reisho tokaido. Box containing two explanatory booklets and a total of 58 plates including: - an index. - a map of the tokaido route. - the 53 original plates. - 3 additional plates / Publisher: Nihon Hanga Kenkyusho, Tokyo, circa 1950 / The Nihon Hanga Kenkyusho or Institute of Japanese Printmaking was founded in 1946 by the artist Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981) with other artists including Azechi Umetaro. This print reissue workshop was specialized in the reengraving and printing of Hiroshige prints. It closed its doors in 1954] (Size of the box: 36x51 cm / Plate: 38x25,5 cm)