| Item No. | CHB-94-95 |
| Description |
CHB-94: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), 1804. Japanese color woodblock print (nishiki-e) depicting Ejiri, the 18th post station on the historic Tōkaidō highway and No. 19 in Hokusai's early series illustrating the route between Edo and Kyoto. Hokusai depicts travelers progressing along the road at Ejiri, with a mounted traveler and packhorse forming the center of the composition. Rather than emphasizing monumental scenery, the print focuses on the people, animals and everyday activity encountered along Japan's most important highway. CHB-95: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), 1804. Japanese color woodblock print (nishiki-e) depicting Akasaka, the 37th post station on the historic Tōkaidō highway and No. 38 when the route's starting point at Nihonbashi is included. Hokusai depicts an intimate scene of everyday travel: a traveler rests and drinks outside an inn or teahouse while a woman stands beside him and another traveler bends beneath a broad traveling hat. The architectural details of the roadside establishment frame the figures. Produced in 1804, these early Tōkaidō designs predates Hokusai's celebrated Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by nearly three decades and demonstrates his early interest in the people and everyday experiences of travel through Japan. Signed Hokusai ga (北斎画). One of a group of Hokusai Tōkaidō sheets in the Bai Win collection, sharing the same mounting/provenance. The two prints form a single double-sided object. |
| Material | Japanese color woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper |
| Origin | Japan |
| Circa | 1804 |
| Dimensions | 30 cm X 22 cm each |
| Provenance | Bai Win Collection |
60,000NT$
- USD: 1,851US$
