Yoshitoshi - The Fan Tokaido

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Okabe is the twenty-first station on the Tōkaidō, just after Mariko. Just before reaching Okabe, the Tōkaidō passes through the narrow Utsunoya Pass, one of the three most difficult parts of the Tōkaidō, where steep hills corral a swift stream just beside the trail.

This famous Tokaido series was a collaborative effort by several artists and publishers, including Yoshitoshi and Hiroshige II; of the prints in the series, 15 were the work of Yoshitoshi. The series commemorated the journey of the Shogun down the Tōkaidō from Edo to Kyōto to visit the Emperor, in the second month of 1863.

The name of this series comes from the shape of the title cartouche used in these prints, i.e. a fan. That cartouche contains the series name, and also the individual stage name.

Date: 1865

Condition: Very good color, minor stains, backed on thin Edo-era paper.

Genre: Ukiyo-e

Medium: Woodblock Print

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