Odawara: Minamoto Yoritomo and Hojo Masako, circa 1845

The Fifty-three Pairs for the Tokaido Road - Around 1845, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, and Toyokuni III (Kunisada) contributed designs to a Tokaido series titled "The Fifty-three Pairs (or Parallels) for the Tokaido Road." The series featured images of historical figures, legends, and ghost stories associated with the different stations along this famous route. The series title appears in a black cartouche at upper right, with a narrative in an inset at left, and a scene illustrating the story below. An interesting take on the classic Tokaido series, these prints feature lively and animated designs of warriors and beauties or ghosts and spirits, instead of typical travelers, bringing the highway to life. A great choice for a collector interested in Japanese tales and legends.

Odawara: Minamoto Yoritomo and Hojo Masako, circa 1845 - Handsome scene of the young Minamoto Yoritomo paying a visit to his future wife, Hojo Masako. He stands in the entrance to the garden as an attendant greets him, the beauty smiling at his shyly from the porch at right. She wears a red kimono patterned with cranes in flight and tied with a green print obi. Snow blankets the pine tree and stone lantern in the courtyard. An attractive design.

Artist - Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)

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

Condition - This print with nice detail as shown. Tiny repair. Please see photos for details.