Lot number 206 - Auction 152
SAGAMI-PROVINZ: ENOSHIMA, DER EINGANG ZU DEN HÖHLEN

HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA 1797 - 1858 SAGAMI PROVINCE: ENOSHIMA, THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAVES Japan, 1853 Woodblock print. 34.6x23.2 cm. From the series "the Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces". Depicts the caves in the cliffs at Enoshima, with the path leading to the Benten Shrine. Waves break against the rocks, with Mount Fuji visible in the background. With traces of age, partially creased. Provenance: From an old private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired in 1976 from the auction house Lempertz.