Includes reproduction prints of famous impressions by Utagawa Hiroshige, Crossing over the Valley in Sedan Chairs, Hida Province from 1853 and Hoeido from the famous series "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road," both framed with mat, not examined outside of the frame.

Smaller DOA 12 x 15 in; larger DOA 19.5 x 15 in.

From the Collection of the late Mr. Robert Leroy Shalkop, Salisbury, North Carolina After serving in the US Army in WWII, Robert Shalkop studied at Maryville College in Tennessee before earning his Master of Arts at the University of Chicago and then pursuing postgraduate work at the Sorbonne in Paris. He was an archeologist, curator, and assistant director for several institutions including the Smithsonian Institution, the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery in Memphis, TN, and the Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. He served as director of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art from 1972 until his retirement in 1987. Mr. Shalkop then moved to Salisbury, NC where he offered his expertise as a museum consultant. The range of items presented in this auction display the depth and breadth of Mr. Shalkop's collecting interests.

Toning to paper.