Hiroshige 53 Stations of the Tokaido

By Cristina Berna and Eric Thomsen

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次 Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi), in the Hōeidō edition (1833-1834), is a series of ukiyo-e woodcut prints created by Utagawa Hiroshige after his first travel along the Tōkaidō in 1832

The Tōkaidō road, linking the shōgun's capital, Edo, to the imperial one, Kyōto, was the main travel and transport artery of old Japan. It is also the most important of the "Five Roads" (Gokaidō)--the five major roads of Japan created or developed during the Edo period to further strengthen the control of the central shogunate administration over the whole country.

The Hōeidō edition of the Tōkaidō is Hiroshige's best known work, and the best sold ever ukiyo-e Japanese prints.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2919787640
• ISBN13: 9782919787647
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Missys Clan
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"