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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketFrom '53 Stations of Tokaido' - Taisho Era Size: 26.0cm by 39.0cm (10.24 in by 15.35 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Ando Hiroshige Era: Taisho | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: ¥ 12,000$ 84.00£ 62.75€ 73.50   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. Various reproductions of the series have been published, and this is from a set consists of 55 Oban size prints most likely published during Taisho period, 1912-1926. Although the publisher and other specific details remain unknown, the print quality is great, with fine details and delicately applied colors. Some of the prints have light wrinkles and slight toning, but it is generally in good condition. Kusatsu station 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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