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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (aka Yoshitoshi),
Japanese,
(1839–1892)
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Station 55, Kyoto, 1865
Ink on Paper
13 1/16 in. x 8 13/16 in. (331.79 mm x 223.84 mm)
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Station 55, Kyoto, 1865
Ink on Paper
13 1/16 in. x 8 13/16 in. (331.79 mm x 223.84 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer
Accession Number:
93.3.73
Alternate Title:
Suehiro gojusan tsugi: Kyoto
Commentary
Label on verso reads: "Wood block print for ceremonial dance at front of shrine by Yoshitoshi (1850 A.D.)" Following Hiroshige's popular print series of "52 Stations of the Tokaido" views of famous sites were often issued by various artists. Here Yoshitoshi depicts a Bugaku dancer to represent Kyoto and a warrior to recall the Battle of Fujigawa between the Minamoto and Taira clans.
Marks
On mat, in pencil: Marer 26. Description on verso of mat. Signed: Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu. Label on verso, lower left: "woodblock print for ceremonial dance at front of shrine by Yoshitoshi (1850 A.D.)"
Medium
Colored ink woodblock on paper; oban.
Object Description
Edo period Japanese color woodblock print with an image of an ornately dressed man in a landscape, with spring green gress, cherry blossoms, and a waterfall.
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