comprising four oban yoko-e prints and two oban tate-e prints; including one entitled Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido Tenmangu keidai yuki), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), published by Sanoya Kihei; one Yanagibashi Bridge in Ryôgoku: The Umegawa Restaurant (Ryogoku Yanagibashi, Umegawa), from the series Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi), published by Fujiokaya Hikotaro ; one Shinmei Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Shinmeigu), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho), published by Yamadaya Shojiro; one Visiting the Fudo Temple in Megoro (Meguro Fudô môde), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho), published by Sanoya Kihei; one Bikuni Bridge in Snow (Bikunibashi setchu), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), published by Uoya Eikichi; and one Tsukudajima Gyoshoi, published by Aiboku (Dimensions: largest: 25.3cm x 37.9cm) (Qty: 6)

(largest: 25.3cm x 37.9cm)

Qty: (6)

Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow Verstage Note: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.