ARTIST: HIROSHIGE

SIZE: 11X 15.5  INCHES (28 cm X 40cm) approximately

Full size OBAN

DATE: MID-CENTURY

AGE: approximately 75 years old

GENRE: UKIYO-E (Pictures of the Floating World)

SUBJECT: LANDSCAPES

MEDIUM: NISHIKI-E (INK ON PAPER)

PUBLISHER: TAKAMIZAWA with TAKAMIZAWA seal on back

HANDMADE WOODBLOCK PRINT OR WOODCUT DONE THE OLD WAY (not a lithograph, not a poster and not done with offset or any other modern printing technique)

SERIES: The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

CONDITION:GREAT COLORS, IMPRESSION AND CONDITION. 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERIES...

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a series of woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige that depicts the 53 post towns and notable places along the Tōkaidō, a highway that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto: 

Details

When

Created between 1832 and 1833

What

Depicts the Tōkaidō's post stations and natural wonders, as well as the travel boom in 19th century Japan

Style

Blends sweeping landscapes, close-up studies of post-station activities, and emotive caricatures

Impact

Influenced many 19th century European artists, and inspired dreams of travel in ordinary people

Significance

Established the landscape print, or fūkei-ga, as a major theme of ukiyo-e

Hiroshige created many different series of prints on the subject, including the Hōeidō edition, which is the best known and best-selling. Some prints feature local products, such as hashirii mochi, a thin rice cake filled with bean paste.