Utagawa-hiroshige

Date:: 1834
Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo

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Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

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Typical Price

With only 14 completed designs, all Goyo prints are intrinsically scarce. Non-bijin subjects (landscapes, still life) tend toward the lower end of his market but remain far above typical shin-hanga prices. Christie's estimated his "Mount Ibuki in Snow" at $5,000–$10,000 in early 2026.

Later impressions: $1,000–$3,000
Good impressions: $3,000–$8,000
Exceptional impressions: $8,000–$20,000

Description

A print bearing the name of Utagawa Hiroshige with a date of 1834 — an anomalous entry in the Goyo collection that may represent a misattribution, a copy or study by Goyo of a Hiroshige work, or an early print in his collection that served as a model for his own compositions. Goyo's deep knowledge of the ukiyo-e tradition, including Hiroshige's landscape work, is well documented, and this connection to the earlier master's work illuminates one aspect of the younger artist's formation.