Harold G. Henderson
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Lot 21. ARAI KOMACHI
NISHIMURA SHIGENAGA (B. 1697, d. 1756) Praying for rain. It is related that in 866 A.D., at the time of the great drought, the magic of her verses brought the rain that prayers had failed to obtain. From NANA KOMACHI, “SEVEN KOMACHI” Seven famous incidents in the life of the ninth century poetess, Ono no…
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Lot 22. YAYOI KOMACHI
Image is an example from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston NISHIMURA SHIGENAGA (B. 1697, d. 1756) Visiting. Her lover Fukakusa no Shosho calling to press his suit for her hand. The conditions she imposed are said to have caused his death. From NANA KOMACHI, “SEVEN KOMACHI” Seven famous incidents in the life of the…
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Lot 23. SEKIDERA KOMACHI
Image is possibly of this actual print. Harold Henderson donated the pictured print to the Art Institute of Chicago NISHIMURA SHIGENAGA (B. 1697, d. 1756) Pilgrimage to Seki temple, undertaken in her old age. From NANA KOMACHI, “SEVEN KOMACHI” Seven famous incidents in the life of the ninth century poetess, Ono no Komachi. Three prints…
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Lot 155. SHINAGAWA
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) Daybreak. The earlier design. [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five prints and several duplicates. As this series…
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Lot 157. KANAGAWA
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) Sunset. The earlier design without the posts in the fore ground. [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five…
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Lot 161. HIRATSUKA
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five prints and several duplicates. As this series is so well known…
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Lot 162. OISO
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) Tiger Rain. [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five prints and several duplicates. As this series is so…
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Lot 166. NUMAZU
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five prints and several duplicates. As this series is so well known…
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Lot 171. OKITSU
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five prints and several duplicates. As this series is so well known…
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Lot 180. KAKEGAWA
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago ANDO HIROSHIGE (B. 1797, d. 1858) [from] TOKAIDO GO-JU-SAN TSUGI NO UCHI The Fifty-three Post-Stations of the Tokaido, known as the First Tokaido series. Yoko-e. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher: Takeuchi. Complete set of fifty-five prints and several duplicates. As this series is so well known…
