Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) KAKEGAWA: CROSSING THE FORTY EIGHT RAPIDS ON THE AKIBA ROAD (KAKEGAWA, AKIBA MICHI SHIJUHACHI SEGOE), number 27 from the series FAMOUS SIGHTS OF THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS (GOJUSAN TSUGI MEISHO ZUE), ALSO KNOWN AS THE VERTICAL TOKAIDO Woodblock, 1855, signed within the print image 33.5 x 22cm approximately, framed and glazed Provenance: Part of a lot purchased Sotheby’s London, 19 November 1997, lot 112.