53 Stations of the Tokaido
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Watanabe Print
- Image courtesy of
- Watanabe Print
Description
This print belongs to Sekino's modern reinterpretation of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido highway, one of the most celebrated subjects in Japanese printmaking through Hiroshige's definitive series of the 1830s. Sekino's sosaku-hanga approach transforms the meisho-e tradition: each station is a personal observation rather than a commercially standardized view. His Tokaido series, produced across multiple decades, reflects both his deep awareness of print history and his commitment to filtering landscape through individual artistic vision. Color, composition, and the selection of visual incident would all derive from his own direct engagement with the sites. The series as a whole stands as a major twentieth-century contribution to a subject inseparable from the history of Japanese printmaking.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
53 Stations of the Tokaido was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
53 Stations of the Tokaido depicts travel scenes.