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.

Tsuchiyama Inn, 1854 - Interesting kabuki scene of the beauty Oroku counting money by moonlight as she sits on a grass-covered slope. She grins happily as she fans the gold coins between her hands, a few wisps of hair alongside her face. She wears a blue and gray outer kimono with a bold netted pattern over a red under robe, tied with a red floral obi. A pine branch frames the glowing full moon against the gray night sky overhead. A charming portrait, nicely detailed with fine line work in the hair and soft bokashi shading in the sky. The Bank of Japan Currency Museum has this image in its collection. We've never come across this Kuniyoshi design before.

Artist - Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)

Image Size - 14 1/8" x 9 5/8"

Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. Stitching holes along right edge, repaired. Slight soiling and creasing, slight rubbing near bottom edge. Please see photos for details. Good overall.