Rare double-sided woodblock sheet featuring Fujikawa from Hiroshige’s celebrated Tōkaidō series. Travelers and horses move through softly colored landscapes under expansive skies, rendered in delicate bokashi shading. The reverse bears another station scene, creating an unusual two-print presentation. Fine linework and balanced composition exemplify Edo-period mastery.
| Item No. | HB-101AB |
| Description | A very rare authentic Japanese woodblock print or UKIYO-E entitled "Fujikawa". Artist: Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858). 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. |
| Material | Woodblock print on rice paper |
| Origin | Japan |
| Circa | Early-Middle 1800's |
| Dimensions | 30 cm X 22 cm |
| Provenance | Bai Win Collection |
90,000NT$
