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.
The Tokaido Road: 19th and 20th Century Journeys through Japanese Prints
Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - Sunday, June 05, 2011
Japanese, Edo period, Andō Hiroshige, 1797–1858: Shōno, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi: Shōno), ca. 1832–34. Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format). Gift from the collection of Anne van Biema (1997-550).