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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		Wrestling Matches Between Mountains and Seas ('Sankai mitate sumo') Sea/Harbour: Bay of Niigata and returning ships
		Signed:                     Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:      Yamada-ya Shojiro Dated:                       Year of the Horse, 8th month (= 8.1858) Size:                           oban yoko-e Condition: EXCELLENT impression and color; inconspicuous centerfold mark, else fine. ref. no.: # 702545 - SOLD -

This stylistically and thematically remarkable series consists of twenty designs, ten each of mountains and harbors. The title is inscribed in a cartouche at upper right, reminiscent of paddles used by referees in sumo matches.

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