Chiryu: Ariwara Narihira at Yatsuhashi

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.

Chiryu: Ariwara Narihira at Yatsuhashi - Handsome scene of the poet Ariwara no Narihira enjoying a stroll through an iris garden. He stands on a wooden walkway over the water as an elderly man pulls a blossom for him, a young page crouching behind him holding his sword. Beautiful soft shading on the water and sky.

Artist - Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)

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

Condition - Good detail. Small loss at corner, a few thin spots, repaired. A few creases.