Nagoya Castle (Nagoya-jô), from the series Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô fûkei senshû)

Published within the Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road series (Tôkaidô fûkei senshû), this print of Nagoya Castle (Nagoya-jô) positions the subject within the tradition of travel imagery that runs from Hiroshige's Fifty-three Stations through Hasui's shin-hanga revival. Nagoya was a major post-town on the Tôkaidô, and the castle—built by Tokugawa Ieyasu from 1610–1612—was among the most recognizable landmarks along the route. The series format encouraged a consistent oban sheet size and a compositional approach balancing identifiable landmark with seasonal atmosphere. Hasui's handling likely shows the tower rising above a moat with careful differentiation between stone base, white plaster walls, and dark roof tiles.