No 38 Fujikawa yama-naka no sato / 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

Fujikawa's "mountain village" (yama-naka no sato) appears in a print from the "Famous Sights of Fifty-three Stations" series, showing the rural hamlet at the edge of the Tokaido as it begins its climb toward the mountain passes. The image emphasizes the agricultural and domestic character of this inland station, where farming villages clustered in the valleys between the great post-towns of the highway.