Tokaido gojusan tsugi (Fifty-three stations of Tokaido)

Name: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Brand: Tokaido gojusan tsugi (Fifty-three stations of Tokaido)
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Tokaido gojusan tsugi (Fifty-three stations of Tokaido)

Closed: 27 Sep 2022

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Tokaido gojusan tsugi (Fifty-three stations of Tokaido)
Woodblock-printed illustrated book; 1 volume of fifty-six pages with blue paper covers, signed Hiroshige ga, published by Aritaya Seiemon (Yueido), circa 1843-47
Fukurotojibon (puch binding); horizontal yotsuhanbon: 7 x 4⁷⁄₈ in. (17.8 x 12.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Depicting Tokaido Road in has a long history, dating back to late 17th century. Among all the great masters' Tokaido pictures, including those by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) and Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806), Hiroshige's (Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido) first published by Hoeido and Senkakudo around 1834 is still argubaly the most commercially successful one. Known as the or the , this series brought enormous fame to Hiroshige and lead to his various revisit to the theme, commissioned by other publishers.
Maintained with good condition, the present lot was published by Yueido around 1843-47, also known as This series shares similar ambience with the , noting the delicate and poetic character of early Hiroshige's prints. Tremendous efforts must be made to produce these charming prints in such exquisite size, only a qurter of the .