Hiroshige’s Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido - In 1832, Hiroshige first traveled from his home in Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto along the Tokaido road. The journey was an eye opening and life changing experience for him. As an urban man of Edo he had experienced life mainly in the capital. He immediately returned to Edo after the trip and began his masterwork woodblock series from the sketches he had made on his journey. Hiroshige's Tokaido prints are an opportunity to be transported back in time to see this world as Hiroshige did in the shadow of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Drying Strips of Gourd - Fantastic, Hiroshige Tokaido print of the village of Minakuchi, a small stop on the Tokaido road following the mountainous Tsuchiyama region. In this print, villagers work to produce kampyo (dried slices of gourd) to sell to travelers along the Tokaido road. In the foreground three women work, cutting slices and hanging them to dry. Mountains loom in the distance beyond the thatch roofed houses. Nice bokashi shading in the sky and ground.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 8 3/4" x 13 3/4" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Remargined. Small losses, repaired. Slight soiling. Please see photos for details.