Japan Art and Hiroshige: Kisokaidō Road
Japan Art and Hiroshige: Kisokaidō Road
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
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Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) belongs to the Edo Period of Japanese history. He is a widely acclaimed Japanese artist. In this article, the focus is on Hiroshige’s depictions of the Kisokaidō Road (Nakasendō).
The Ota Memorial Museum of Art says, “Utagawa Hiroshige (1797~1858) was an ukiyo-e artist who lyrically depicted landscapes around Japan. His representative works such as “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road” and “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” are not only famous in Japan but also around the world.”
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The Sixty Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road highlights normal working-class people and others during their travels. Also, it shows the importance of the network system during the Edo Period.
This road linked Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto. Henceforth, the imperial city and the capital were linked by the Kisokaidō Road.
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Hiroshige and Keisei Eisen completed this lovely series. However, the prints in this article are solely by Hiroshige.
The Kisokaidō Road – unlike the coastal road of the Tōkaidō Road – travels throughout inland Japan. Accordingly, many rivers, mountains, and bridges are illuminated by Hiroshige in these stunning prints.
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