Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.12
1868-1912
Step into a quiet winter morning at the Mishima station, where fresh snow blankets the thatched roofs and gnarled trees of a peaceful village. Travelers huddle under umbrellas as they cross a wooden bridge arching over a vivid blue river, all while the majestic cone of Mount Fuji watches from the distance against a soft, purplish sky. This print comes from Utagawa Hiroshige's legendary series 'The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō,' which transformed a mundane government highway into a beloved artistic journey. Hiroshige was a master of capturing weather and seasons, making his landscapes so popular that they even inspired Van Gogh!
- Technique
- woodblock print
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