‘Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces ‘Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces Aki Itsukushima, Depiction of a Festival ‘-六十余州名所図会 安藝 巌島 祭礼之図

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Woodblock print (reprint)  – Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) -‘Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces ‘Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces Aki Itsukushima, Depiction of a Festival ‘-六十余州名所図会 安藝 巌島 祭礼之図-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: Kajikawa Yoshio 梶川芳雄