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Hiratsuka - from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Size: 27.0cm by 44.0cm (10.63 in by 17.32 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 8,000$ 68.00£ 55.75€ 64.75

  

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: The unusual shaped mountain in the middle of the image is Mt. Koma. In this image Hiroshige exaggerated the shape a little but its appearance reflects the actual mountain. Mount Fuji is seen peeking out from behind.

In the foreground there are three people. The two people on the right are carrying a folded palanquin, and the running man must be a hikyaku (express messenger).

At this point, the Tokaido passes through an area of rice fields. Far away at the foot of the mountain there is a man wrapping his body with a straw mat, suggesting that this is a chilly day.

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