Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.37
1868-1912
Step into a serene night on the Tōkaidō road, where a perfect full moon hangs over the tall, dark pine trees of Akasaka. Hiroshige captures the quiet rhythm of travel here—a man leading a grazing horse and porters carrying a litter move past simple thatched roofs. This piece belongs to his legendary 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō' series, which was so popular it basically invented tourism in Edo-period Japan! The striking blue hues in the sky likely come from Prussian blue, a trendy imported pigment that Hiroshige loved to use to create depth and atmosphere.
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- Woodblock print
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- Paper
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