Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Image courtesy of
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Description
This impression of Okazaki from the Tôkaidô meisho no uchi series presents the Yahagi River crossing that made this Mikawa post town one of the visually definitive stops along the eastern sea road. The Yahagi-bashi bridge and the river it spanned were among the most reproduced subjects in the Tôkaidô meisho-e tradition, from Hiroshige's multiple series through the later publishers who revisited the road's famous places in the Meiji period. Kyosai's contribution to this meisho-e lineage reflects his position as a major figure working across the transition from Edo to Meiji artistic culture — aware of the conventions he inherits and technically capable of either honoring or subverting them. The print likely employs standard polychrome nishiki-e techniques, with the broad river surface built from overlapping passes of blue and green ink on absorbent washi, and the castle and town rendered in warm earth tones against an open sky.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Yes — Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô is part of the Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road series by Kawanabe Kyosai.
Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô depicts transportation, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.