Pictures of Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations (Vertical Tokaido) - Hiroshige's fantastic vertical Tokaido series was done in 1855 and represents a further evolution of his landscape design style, including some of his most modern designs. One of the striking features of this beautiful series was the vertical format, since the more common format for the landscape print was the horizontal. This unique approach allowed Hiroshige to experiment with the foreground and background contrasts that are typical of his work and seen in some of his other vertical landscape series. The concept for the vertical Tokaido grew out of the incredible popularity of the Hoeido Tokaido (his first Tokaido series). Hiroshige wanted to expand on the theme, as the public was very interested in his fascinating images of life and travels along the most important thoroughfare in
Mt. Fuji at the Left from the Pine Forest of Nanki near Fujisawa - Lovely view of travelers passing beneath towering pine trees as they make their way along the Tokaido Road toward the village of Fujisawa. Mt. Fuji rises above the tree tops at left, the base of the mountain wreathed in clouds. An attractive design with soft shading.
Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Image Size - 13 1/2" x 8 3/4" + margins as shown
Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Vertical fold in left margin. Slight soiling, faint ink offsetting, a few creases, slight rubbing at edges. Please see photos for details. Good overall.
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