UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period Rokujūyoshū meisho zue (Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces), a European mounted album, fifty-nine leaves. 34cm (13 3/8in) high x 22cm (8 5/8in) wide. Footnotes: Following the great success in the 1830s of Hiroshige's landscape series of the Tokaido and Kisokaido roads, the publisher Koshimuraya Heisuke embarked on the ambitious project that resulted in Sixty-odd Views of the Provinces, released between 1851 and 1853. The series marks Hiroshige's first foray into the vertical landscape format. The full set comprises sixty-nine woodblock prints and a contents page and is noted for its extensive use of colouration, bokashi graduation and high vantage point compositions. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing