Kanagawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
- Series:
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (print 4 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.
Kanagawa, a post town on the shores of Edo Bay and the second stop from the capital on the Tokaido highway, appears in this print from Hokusai's Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (Tokaido gojusan tsugi). Kanagawa's seaside position made it a town of sailors and merchants as much as highway travelers, a character that would have been familiar to any Edoite who had made even a short journey along the bay road.
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
Kanagawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Yes — Kanagawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 4 of 55) by Katsushika Hokusai.
Kanagawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) depicts tōkaidō and travel scenes.