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Okitsu - 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: ¥ 8,000$ 63.00£ 55.25€ 63.25

  

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: To reach Okitsu station travelers had to cross the fast-flowing Okitsu river, which ran along a steep cliff.

In this image two Sumo wrestlers are crossing the river. The one in the palanquin carried by 4 people looks uneasy; on the contrary the other one proudly sits on the horse's back.

But how about the bearers? For ordinary people in a palanquin two carriers would be enough but for such a big Sumo wrestler - as you see in the image - he is being carried by 4 thinner men. The horse carrying the other wrestler puts its head down and I can almost hear it complaining about why it has to carry such a heavy guy!

Far in the distance, many sailing boats are seen. Despite the uneasiness of the wrestlers, bearers and horses in the foreground, Suruga Bay seems very quiet and peaceful.

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