Utagawa Hiroshige Collection, 53 Stations of the Tokaido, Rare Vintage Edition 1978, Great full-size prints, Gift Box, Ukiyo-e, Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858), 53 Stations of the Tokaido, collection.

Age: Vintage, 1978
55 artworks
Full-size prints
Picture 35.7 x 23.3 cm
Passepartout 51 x 35 cm
Excellent color reproduction

Hiroshige's "53 Tokaido Stations" is a series of woodblock prints created by the renowned Japanese artist Ando Hiroshige between 1831 and 1834. This iconic series captures the journey along the Tokaido Road, a major route connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.

Why 55 Prints? The series is often referred to as "53 Tokaido Stations," but it actually consists of 55 prints. The discrepancy arises from the inclusion of two additional prints: "Nihonbashi Bridge" and "Kyoto Station." These prints depict the starting and ending points of the Tokaido Road, respectively.

The series showcases Hiroshige's mastery of woodblock printmaking, utilizing vibrant colors, intricate details, and dynamic compositions to capture the essence of the Tokaido Road. The prints provide a glimpse into the daily life and cultural landscape of Edo-period Japan, depicting bustling towns, scenic landscapes, and the activities of travelers along the road. The series gained immense popularity during its time and continues to inspire artists and art enthusiasts worldwide. It has significantly influenced the development of Japanese art and culture.


Utagawa Hiroshige, born Ando Tokutaro, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.

Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. The subjects of his work were atypical of the ukiyo-e genre, whose typical focus was on beautiful women, popular actors, and other scenes of the urban pleasure districts of Japan's Edo period (1603–1868). The popular series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai was a strong influence on Hiroshige's choice of subject, though Hiroshige's approach was more poetic and ambient than Hokusai's bolder, more formal prints. Subtle use of color was essential in Hiroshige's prints, often printed with multiple impressions in the same area and with extensive use of bokashi (color gradation), both of which were rather labor-intensive techniques.

During his time in Paris, Vincent van Gogh was an avid collector of ukiyo-e, amassing with his brother a collection of several hundred prints purchased in the gallery of S. Bing. This collection included works from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, and Van Gogh incorporated stylistic elements from his collection into his own work, such as bright colors, natural details, and unconventional perspectives. In h is personal correspondence, he stated, "all of my work is founded on Japanese art", and described the Impressionists as "the Japanese of France".

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