Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.20
1868-1912
Step into a bustling night scene on Japan's famous Tokaido road, where a giant full moon illuminates a festival procession! This print by Utagawa Hiroshige depicts Fuchu, the twentieth station, alive with people carrying lanterns and a palanquin past a long building with a distinctive blue roof. Japanese poetry floats in the sky next to the moon, adding a literary layer to the visual spectacle. The weeping willows on the right frame the scene, capturing the 'Oi-matsuri' festival—a moment of joy that travelers on the highway would have witnessed firsthand.
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- Woodblock print
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- Paper
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