Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790-1848) No. 15, Itahana (jūgo: Itahana), from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi), circa 1835 Woodblock print 9 x 13-3/4 inches (22.9 x 34.9 cm) (sheet, ōban) Published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudō), with the publisher's red ink seal With the partially trimmed censor seal: kiwame, in combination with Take from the publisher With the earlier publisher's seal: Ikenaka Iseri; as found in the first edition PROVENANCE: Tadamasa Hayashi (1854-1906), Tokyo and Paris (Lugt 2971); Henri Vever (1854-1943), Paris (Lugt 2491bis); His posthumous sale: Sotheby's, London, October 30, 1997, lot 157. Additional impressions of this work can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Minneapolis Institute of Art; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the British Museum, London; the Tokyo National Museum; and the Harvard Art Museum. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice