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Date : 1841 - 42
Size : Ai-ban
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Restored small wormholes
The Gyosho edition of "53 Stations of the Tokaido" is a part of Hiroshige's "53 Stations of the Tokaido" series with the title in Gyosho font. It was produced in the Ai-ban size, which is slightly smaller than the Hoei-do version.
Hiroshige was born in 1776, the son of Ando Genemon, a fireman on the Yashirosu river bank in Edo. He loved painting from an early age and became a student of Utagawa Toyohiro at the age of 15. At first, Hiroshige painted beauties and portraits of actors. He became famous as a popular painter by creating numerous landscapes, starting with his "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" series. Shopping Guide & Information of the Japanese Prints