HB-101AB

A: The print is a color woodblock print from the original or an early edition of the series, likely the famous Hōeidō Edition (c. 1833-1834), which established Hiroshige’s reputation as a master of landscape prints. The dimensions are consistent with the Ōban (large format) print size typical of this series. Utagawa Hiroshige’s Fujikawa, Station 37 from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (c. 1833–34), shows a refined woman traveling on horseback with an attendant beside a winding river. Soft bokashi skies and lyrical composition exemplify Hiroshige’s poetic vision of travel and landscape in Edo-period Japan.

B: The woodblock is <b>”Fujikawa”</b> (藤川) by <b>Utagawa Hiroshige</b> (歌川広重, 1797–1858). This particular design is from his most famous and popular series, the <b><i>Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō</i></b> (<i>Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi no Uchi</i>, 東海道五十三次之内). Specifically, it is the print for <b>Fujikawa Station</b>, which was the 37th station on the Tōkaidō road connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto.