Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name

#23 - Tōkaidō Hodogaya (Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō) 東海道保土ヶ谷 

From Series - Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji

In his prime, Hokusai produced several sets of paintings along the Tokaido road,

but strangely enough, in none of his paintings of Hodogaya do he depict the hustle

and bustle of the post station, but rather the traffic along the road.

This painting is also titled "Tokaido Hodogaya," but like the Tokaido series,

it captures the traffic along the road.

Here, palanquin carriers, horsemen, and komuso priests are depicted in the foreground,

 but the main subject is probably the beauty of Mt. Fuji seen through the pine trees.

This is because "Fuji beyond the pine trees," published in 1835 (Tempo 6),

slightly later than this painting, contains a similarly conceived work,

so this is known.

Incidentally, this location on the road is believed to be Shinanosakabe.

This series of Hokusai’s “Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji” has been reproduced by

the Tokyo traditional Woodblock Print Association.

These traditional woodblock prints are produced by a contemporary dream team of many of the top skilled Japanese craftsmen, exactly as was the first edition at Edo-Tokyo Museum

Approx Image Size 

Height 25.00 cm  x Width 38.00 cm

(H 9.843 " x  W 14.961 ")

Condition  

The print is in perfect state.

It has never been rolled up or framed,

and has been kept in professional condition.

Color 

Please refer to our pictures for color.

The color of the actual woodblock prints may be slightly different from our online images because it is impossible to show the precise color of these fine art woodblock prints and the delicate texture of our long-lasting traditional craft-made Washi Paper.