Hiroshige Eisen 69 Stations 40TH 9783836594875

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Station to Station A historic trail through the heart of Japan, as told by two legendary woodblock artists The Kisokaidō route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country’s then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto . Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers. In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the Kisokaidō journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by Utagawa Hiroshige , who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838. Both Eisen and Hiroshige were master print practitioners . In The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaidō , we find the artists’ distinct styles as much as their shared expertise. From the busy starting post of Nihonbashi to the castle town of Iwamurata, Eisen opts for a more muted palette but excels in figuration, particularly of glamorous women , and relishes snapshots of activity along the route , from shoeing a horse to winnowing rice. Hiroshige demonstrates his mastery of landscape with grandiose

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