The Tokaido Road: 19th and 20th Century Journeys through Japanese Prints
Japanese, Edo period (1603–1868), Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 (1797–1858), Published by Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八, Akasaka: Inn with Serving Maids (Akasaka, ryosha shōfu no zu 赤坂 旅舎招婦ノ図), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内), ca. 1833–34 [Tenpō 4–5]. Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper; 21.9 x 34.3 cm (block), 24.4 x 36.3 cm (sheet), 36.3 x 49 cm (mat). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka (x1983-34)
Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton, NJ 08544-1018USA
Tōkaidō, the three-hundred mile travel route from Edo (present-day Tokyo) to Kyoto with fifty-five stops, became a popular subject for Japanese artists since the nineteenth century. This exhibition showcases prints from the different editions of more than a thousand Tōkaidō prints that Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of the most famous Japanese woodblock print artists, designed. Also featured are handscrolls and an illustrated book on the same subject recaptured by twentieth-century artists.
Curated by
Assistant Curator of Asian Art
