‘Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Kazusa Provinces Yasashi Bay, Common name: Kujukuri ‘-六十余州名所図会 上総 矢さしが浦 通名九十九里

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Woodblock print (reprint) – Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) -‘Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces kazusa Yasashi Bay, Common name: Kujukuri ‘-六十余州名所図会 上総 矢さしが浦 通名九十九里,- Japan – 1989

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

The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo(Tokyo)to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto. A lot of famous artists, like Utagawa Hiroshige, also painted this.
The Hōeidō edition of the Tōkaidō is Hiroshige’s best known work, and the best sold ever ukiyo-e Japanese prints.

Carver: Itou Susumu 伊藤進
Printer: Itou Tomorou 伊藤智郎