Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Ooiso "toraga-rain"
Authentic multicolor woodblock print.
Handmade Japanese paper with sumi ink and colors.
SIZE:
Condition.
Excellent age toning.
Excellent color and detail.
Some staining and spotting.
Used paper on the reverse.
The Tokaido Highway was an important highway connecting Edo, the capital of the Edo period, and Kyoto, created under the direction of Ieyasu Tokugawa. It was named "Tokaido" because it passed near the east coast of Honshu, and inns where meals and lodging for travelers were served were located along the highway. The Tokaido Highway has 53 inns, which are called the "53 Stations of the Tokaido Highway.
Picture Location 《 Ooiso "toraga-rain" 》
The color scheme is impressive, with the yellowish sky faintly reminiscent of sunlight, the dark indigo of the sea surface, and the blurring of the sumi ink that tightens the picture. The famous Kabuki actor Soga Juro lost his life in a revenge attack on May 28th of the lunar calendar. The story goes that the tears shed by his mistress, Tora Gozen, a prostitute in Oiso, turned to rain, hence the name "toraga-rain" for the drizzling rain during the rainy season.
Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858), also known as Hiroshige Utagawa, was a master of Japanese ukiyoe art. Hiroshige's work was unique within the genre of Ukiyo-e. Most artists of the time focused on beautiful women, popular actors, or scenes of Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarters of the Edo period. However, Hiroshige is best known for his landscapes and paintings of birds and flowers.
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