Ishiyakushi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
- Series:
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (print 45 of 55)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
Hokusai's own Tokaido series (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) is often overshadowed by Hiroshige's Hoeido edition, but offers a distinctively angular, powerful interpretation of the road by Japan's greatest master.
Ishiyakushi, a small post town in Ise Province named for a medicine-vending deity worshipped at its local temple, appears in this print from Hokusai's Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (Tokaido gojusan tsugi). The town's relatively modest character on the highway stands in contrast to its unusual name and the medical mythology surrounding its patron god.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Ishiyakushi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Yes — Ishiyakushi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 45 of 55) by Katsushika Hokusai.
Ishiyakushi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) depicts tōkaidō and travel scenes.