Vintage Reissue of 1968 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Prints 53 STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO 10X7 in Prints in 9X11.5 in Simple Black Frames.
Included in this lot are 5th station: Totsuka, 6th station: Fujisawa, /7th station: Hiratsuka, and 8th station: Oiso (Rain on a town by the coast). In 1832, Hiroshige traveled the length of the Tōkaidō from Edo to Kyoto, as part of an official delegation transporting horses that were to be presented to the imperial court. The horses were a symbolic gift from the shōgun, presented annually in recognition of the emperor's divine status. The landscapes encountered during the journey left a profound impression on the artist, inspiring him to create numerous sketches throughout the trip and upon his return to Edo via the same route. Upon arriving home, he immediately commenced work on the first prints for The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō. In the end, he completed a total of 55 prints for the entire series: one for each station along the Tōkaidō, as well as one for both the starting and ending points.
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