Utagawa Toyokuni II

1777-1835

Eight Celebrated Views: Fine Day at Enoshima
(Meisho Hakkei: Enoshima Seiran)

Signed Toyokuni hitsu, with red circular artist's seal Utagawa. The horizontal cartouche with the title, Meisho Hakkei Enoshima Seiran, followed by publisher's seal Ise-Riban (Ise-ya Rihei, Kinjudo). A further description is in the sky to the left, Koyurugi no iso Morokoshigahara (Morokoshigahara off the shore of Koyurugi- another name for Odawara). With censor's kiwame seal on the left margin followed by publisher's archaic seal Ise-Ri, early 1830's.

oban yoko-e 25 by 37.8 cm

Provenance:
Gabrielle H. Grunebaum, Dobbs Ferry, New York (1910-2004)

price: $6,000