Kuwana, from the New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, represents Sekino's ambitious fifteen-year project to reimagine Japan's most storied road. This harbor town station showcases his landscape abilities alongside his better-known portrait work. Prices range from $300-$1,200, with complete sets being exceedingly rare and valuable.
This 1964 color woodblock depicts Kuwana, the station on Lake Yoro's eastern shore where travelers crossed from Miya by boat rather than walking the shore road. Sekino's "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" series updates the classic Hiroshige format for a postwar Japan where modernization had transformed many of the original stations beyond recognition, and Kuwana's harbor scenes reflect both continuity with the past and the changes brought by industry and development.
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kuwana, from the series "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Shin Tokaido gojusan tsugi)" was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1964.
Yes — Kuwana, from the series "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Shin Tokaido gojusan tsugi)" is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 34 of 55) by Jun'ichiro Sekino.
Kuwana, from the series "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Shin Tokaido gojusan tsugi)" uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print.
Kuwana, from the series "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Shin Tokaido gojusan tsugi)" depicts tōkaidō and travel scenes.
Kuwana, from the series "New Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Shin Tokaido gojusan tsugi)" measures 54.8 × 42.4 cm (Oban format).
