SIZE: 11X 15.5 INCHES (28 cm X 40cm) approximately. AGE: approximately 75 years old. GENRE: UKIYO-E (Pictures of the Floating World). MEDIUM: NISHIKI-E (INK ON PAPER). PUBLISHER: TAKAMIZAWA with TAKAMIZAWA seal on back. HANDMADE WOODBLOCK PRINT OR WOODCUT DONE THE OLD WAY (not a lithograph, not a poster and not done with offset or any other modern printing technique). SERIES: The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido. CONDITION:GREAT COLORS, IMPRESSION AND CONDITION. INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERIES.. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido is a series of woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige that depicts the 53 post towns and notable places along the Tokaido, a highway that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto. Created between 1832 and 1833. Depicts the Tokaido’s post stations and natural wonders, as well as the travel boom in 19th century Japan. Blends sweeping landscapes, close-up studies of post-station activities, and emotive caricatures. Influenced many 19th century European artists, and inspired dreams of travel in ordinary people. Established the landscape print, or fukei-ga, as a major theme of ukiyo-e. Some prints feature local products, such as hashirii mochi, a thin rice cake filled with bean paste.
