No 36, Goyu Honno-ga-hara / Gojusan-tsugi Meisho Zue
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Typical Price
- Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $50–$400
- Good later impression (Edo-period): $1,000–$5,000
- Good early impression (vivid color, fine bokashi): $5,000–$20,000
- Fine early impression (exceptional color and condition): $20,000–$60,000
Hiroshige produced an estimated 8,000 designs over his 40-year career, making him one of the most prolific masters of ukiyo-e. His market has strengthened significantly in recent years, with the 2025 Sotheby's Paris record of $2.4M and growing international collector interest.
Description
Goyu's Honno-ga-hara (also Honnoji-ga-hara) — the plain outside the station — is depicted in a print from the "Famous Sights of Fifty-three Stations" series (Gojusan-tsugi Meisho Zue). The open plain between the station and the next landmark offered travelers a moment of flat, undemanding road after the hills and river crossings of the eastern Tokaido. Hiroshige uses the open ground to establish a broad landscape composition.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
No 36, Goyu Honno-ga-hara / Gojusan-tsugi Meisho Zue was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
No 36, Goyu Honno-ga-hara / Gojusan-tsugi Meisho Zue depicts landscapes, figures, and travel scenes.