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Magnificent woodblock by Utagawa Yoshimori ( 1830 – 1885) of the post-town of Ishibe the fifty first station on the Tokaido*. It’s located in the present-day city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture. A number of artists and publishers collaborated on this … Read Full Description
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Magnificent woodblock by Utagawa Yoshimori ( 1830 – 1885) of the post-town of Ishibe the fifty first station on the Tokaido*. It’s located in the present-day city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture.
A number of artists and publishers collaborated on this series
*The Tokaido (literally, the Eastern Sea Road) was the main feudal road in Japan that ran mainly along the coast for five hundred kilometers between Kyoto, where the Emperor resided and the capital, Edo (Tokyo), where the Shogun lived. Over time the fiffty-three stations became post-towns which supplied horses, porter stations, lodgings and food for travellers.
Published date/seal: 1865 (Genji 2/ Keio 1 V)
From the series, Suehiro gojusan tsugi (Fifty-Three Stations with a Folding Fan or Fan Takaodo).
Utagawa Yoshimori (1830 - 1885)
Utagawa Yoshimori (1830-1885) Born Taguchi Sak and wa a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861). He lived in the Edo until the end of his life when he moved to Yokohama. Little other biographical information is available and he is well known by his wood blocks that are represent in most institutional collections.
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