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Kusatsu - from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Size: 27.0cm by 40.0cm (10.63 in by 15.75 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ /

Price: ¥ 3,000$ 23.00£ 18.00€ 21.00 [Item has been sold]

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Description: This is a print from what is perhaps the single most famous series of Japanese woodblock prints ever produced - "The 53 Stations of the Tokaido", designed by Hiroshige in the 1830s.

The print you see here is a reproduction version produced in the post-war period by one of the numerous publishing houses working at that time (Adachi, Takamizawa, Yuyudo, Bijutsu-sha, Yamada Shoin, Kyoto Hanga-in, etc.) Here at Mokuhankan we have a wide selection of such prints, far too many to scan and prepare for the website one by one.

We don't always have every print in this series in stock, but try to keep as many of them available as possible. The one you see in this photo is on hand, but feel free to contact us about other designs in this series that you don't see on the site ...

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Image information: Kusatsu was an important station, where the Tokaido and Kiso-kaido joined to proceed to Kyoto.

The subtitle in the square vermilion cartouche is ‘Meibutsu Tateba’, describing this place, which is located between Ishibe and Kusatsu stations, and is famous for Uba-mochi, a kind of rice dumpling coated with sweet bean paste.

Inside the spacious teahouse, workers are preparing their specialty and many travelers are resting and enjoying the food.

The road in front of the teahouse is the Tokaido itself. The palanquin seen on the left is carried by five people, all running: one is pulling with a rope, two are carrying, one is pushing from behind, and the last person is shouting. It is obviously an express palanquin. The person inside is holding a cloth strap hung inside to prevent him from being shaken off.

The large load carried by four people would seem to be the property of a very high-class person, going by the sign visible on the front (an 'efu').

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