Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 15

15 Yoshiwara - A road lined with trees running through ricefields, along which a man leads a horse carrying three women; Fuji in the distance. This section of highway was lined with pine trees for the comfort of travellers. Through the trees, Mount Fuji was seen on the left-hand side of the highway and was popularly called left Fuji'. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4)

Ando Fifty Fuji Highway Hiroshige Hoeido Hoyeido Leads Magohachi Takenouchi Tokaido Travellers Ukiyo Utagawa Woodblock Yoshiwara

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