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C1865
04 Hodogaya the fourth station on the Tokaido.
Magnificent woodblock by Utagawa Yoshiiku ( 1833 – 1904) of the post-town of Hodogaya, the fourth station on the Tokaido*. Yoshiiku depicts foreign tourists watching the shogun’s procession entering the town with numerous Uma-jirushi * and banners adorned with his … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
04 Hodogaya the fourth station on the Tokaido.
Date:
C1865
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Woodblock.
Paper Size:
241mm
x 358mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1865
Description:
Magnificent woodblock by Utagawa Yoshiiku ( 1833 – 1904) of the post-town of Hodogaya, the fourth station on the Tokaido*. Yoshiiku depicts foreign tourists watching the shogun’s procession entering the town with numerous Uma-jirushi * and banners adorned with his mon*.
A number of artists and publishers collaborated on this series.
*Tokaido literally means, the Eastern Sea Road and was the main feudal road in Japan that ran mainly along the coast for five hundred kilometers between the capital, Edo (Tokyo), where the Shogun* lived and Kyoto, where the Emperor resided. Over time, the fifty three stations became post-towns which supplied horses, porter stations, lodgings and food for travellers.
*Uma-jirushi were massive flags used in feudal Japan to identify a daimyo or shogun.
*Mon or kamon, are Japanese emblems used to identify an individual or clan and often seen on flags, clothing or uma-jirushi.
Published date/seal: 1865 (Genji 2/ Keio 1 V)
From the series, Suehiro gojusan tsugi (Fifty-Three Stations with a Folding Fan or Fan Tokaido).
Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido ( - )
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, was a series of woodblock views first made famous by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1834. The Tokaido connected Edo where the shogun resided, with the then capital of Kyoto where the Emperor lived. It ran along the eastern coast of Honshu and along the road, there were 53 different post stations, which provided stables, food, and lodgings for travellers. The road ran through some of the most picturesque scenery in Japan. The series inspired generations of artists not only in Japan but in Europe.
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Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833 - 1904)
Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) was a Japanese artist of the Utagawa school also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku. The son of teahouse proprietor Asakusa Tamichi in 1833, Yoshiiku became a student of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi toward the end of the 1840s. Yoshiiku's earliest works were portraits of actors, beauties and samurai. He later followed Kuniyoshi making satirical and humorous pieces, and became the leading name in the field after Kuniyosh's death in 1861.
