TOKAIDO GOJUSAN TSUGI NO UCHI, TSUCHIYAMA, #50: THE FIFTY-THREE STAGES OF THE TO

HIROSHIGE, Ando. I [Utagawa]

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[Tokyo n.d. ca 1920']s.Oban horizontal color woodblock print sheet: 37.8 x 25.1 cm.; print:34.9 x 22.4 cm., a very superb example, fine impression & registry,2 old tiny mends on back top corners, else extra clean, firm & solid.* RARE EXAMPLE * . *** **** *** . . A FLAWLESS & SUPERB EXAMPLE ! . . .HIROSHIGE: TOKAIDO GOJU-SAN TSUGI: 53 STAGES OF THE TOKAIDO . . . THIS IS PRINT NUMBER 50. TSUCHIYAMA . . SHOGUN'S PROCESSION HEADING FOR TSUCHIYAMA JUKU [LODGING] . * This classic by the master shows a Darmyo's procession of Samurai leading the way through "Haru same" ["sudden spring shower.]" The procession rushes to shelter at the next Juku [inn] to take shelter. . Tsuchiyama-juku [Tsuchiyama mountain inn] is located on the main route from Kyoto to the Ise Grand Shrine, and developed from the Heian period as a good location for travelers to pause before attempting the steep Suzuka Pass. . This kind of procession was part of the z"Sankin-kotai system." . The purpose was to strengthen central control over the d Daimyos who were major feudal lords. It required feudal lords, Daimyo, to alternate living for a year in their own domain and in Edo, the capital. . *** HIROSHIGE I [1797-1858]: He was the last major master of the Ukiyo-E school. Studied under the eminent Toyohiro, published book illustrations and several series of prints, of actors, warriors, girls and landscapes. He and Hokusai are the two most eminent and celebrated artists of the Japanese woodblock genre. See Lane below for more details. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: . A stunningly superb example, brilliantly executed with analine-blue [indigo] river. The impression & registry are fine, seldom foud in such pristine condition, about as good as it can get. . There are two tiny old mends on the verso [back] top edge. There is also the feint inperceptible hint of a minor bend to the lower corners, our scanner can not pick these up. Of little impact. These can always be matted out when framing. See spine.jpg photo on our website. . *** REFERENCE: . LANE, Richard: IMAGES OF THE FLOATING WORLD, see Tokaido map on p.230-231, Hiroshige biography, p.229, list of Hiroshige signatures & dates page 229, pp.174-178, see p.236 for this print details. . * . . . Seller Inventory # 44027101

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Title: TOKAIDO GOJUSAN TSUGI NO UCHI, TSUCHIYAMA, ...