The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido Highway Item Number: N2.1203 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print of a group of people walking across a bridge from a village towards the village gate. In the background, there is a small village on a rocky hill across a body of water. Print depicting Hujisawa Station (#6). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy." from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print has a yellow-white matte and has a cover page that flips over the print. On the cover page, there is a printed inscription that reads: "FUJISAWA A spot near Kamajura and Enoshima Island. This print is rather ordinary, although, the four blind lute players leading the procession afford an interesting glimpse into the life of this time. There are Japanese characters at the top, the side, and on the bottom of the printed message.
Narrative
This series (Hoeido Edition) was reproduced by Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-Sho Ltd. (Japan Institute for the Study of Woodblock Prints) through the skill of renowned modern engravers; it took three years to complete.
Item History
- Made by Hiroshige Utagawa (Maker) in Japan during 1952
- Owned by Japan Trading Co. before 1957
- Received from Japan Trading Co. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1957
What
- Name
- The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido Highway
- Identification Number
- N2.1203
- Type of Item
- Image
- height 25.6 cm, width 38.9 cm
- Overall
- height 34.5 cm, width 49.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Hiroshige Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Japan Trading Co.
- Received from
- Japan Trading Co. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1952
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good