Japanese woodblock Prints -- Ando Hiroshige

3 pages from a rare, Taisho Period Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Picture Book (Ehon).Artist: HIROSHIGE Ando (1797-1858)Publisher: YOSHIKAWA KobunkanDate: Taisho Period, 6th year, 1917Title: SOGA MONOGATARI (The tale of Soga - it´s the story about the Soga brothers and their revenge).The book cobtains woodblock print re-strikes after his famous series of the Edo Period. Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川 広重, born Andō Tokutarō 安藤 徳太郎; (1797-1858).Woodblock prints of historical subjects are rare in Hiroshige´s oeuvre. Series: Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue) , 1856-1857.Sizes of each print: Each is Hanshi-bon size, (H x W) 24 x 15 cm (9 1/2 x 6 in.)Print 1: Tora Gozen.Print 2: Kewaizaka no Shosho with a servant, Cutting Her Hair to Become a Nun.Print 3: The Soga Shrine at the foot of Mt. Fuji. After the Soga brothers´ death, they were worshipped as Shomei-Kojin.Conditions: Fair. Sharp colors. Some have edge loses/worm holes; see photos.

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