The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido - Hiroshige’s fantastic Kisokaido series was designed in collaboration with Keisei Eisen in the mid-1830s. Comprised of seventy prints, Eisen contributed 23 images to the series, with Hiroshige providing the rest. This masterpiece series chronicles life along the Kiso Highway, the upper road along the mountains from Edo to Kyoto, mirroring the lower Tokaido. Hiroshige's Kisokaido landscapes maintain his typical balance between figures and nature, with masterful depictions of weather and seasons, and a number of especially lovely moonlit scenes. These poetic and atmospheric views offer a captivating vision of the beautiful and often dramatic countryside of Japan.

Agematsu, circa 1835 - 1838 - Fantastic Hiroshige scene of two travelers pausing on a narrow wooden bridge to view the striking Ono Waterfall near Agematsu. The water rushes straight down over the side of the mountain, cascading under the bridge in flowing torrents. A woodcutter passes by the men, laden with large bundles of brushwood. A dramatic natural setting with the craggy rocks jutting into the sky, a small wooden structure perched on a cliff in the center. A handsome illustration of this famous waterfall.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

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

Condition - This print with excellent detail as shown. Horizontal centerfold. Substantial loss at lower left edge, a few small holes and thinning spots, repaired. Slight toning and soiling, ink marks, rubbing at edges. Please see photos for details.