The Running Well Teahouse at Otsu

by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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The Running Well Teahouse at Otsu  by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Original Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Japanese Woodblock Print
The Running Well Teahouse at Otsu

Series; Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

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.

The Running Well Teahouse at Otsu - Otsu was the last station before Kyoto, the final destination along the Tokaido road. Here, several heavily laden ox carts are driven along the road as travelers stop for a rest inside the teahouse at left. A nicely detailed scene with soft bokashi shading in the road and sky.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 8 3/4" x 13 5/8" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Partially remargined at left edge. thinning along top edge, a few small holes, repaired. Light staining at lower right, slight creasing and rippling. Please see photos for details.

The Running Well Teahouse at Otsu  by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
The Running Well Teahouse at Otsu  by Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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