Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797~1858)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name 

No.054 - 53th Station Otsu  大津　走井茶店

From The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hoeido-Edition)

Otsu was a town that developed as the economic center of Omi and Lake Biwa.

Goods from the Hokuriku region were unloaded in Otsu, and oxcarts like the one in

this illustration were used to transport them to Kyoto.

A "hashirii" is a well that provided clean water for travelers.

The hashirii on the far left still exists in the garden of Gesshinji Temple,

which was built after the tea shop.

The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hoeido-Ban) were reproduced

by Tokyo traditional woodcut craft Association

These traditional woodblock prints were reproduced exactly as the first edition

at Edo-Tokyo Museum have by many of top skilled craftsmen

like a dream team in Japan.

Approx Image Size 

Height 22.00 cm  x Width 35.00 cm

(H 8.66 " x  W 8.661")

Condition  

Only perfect condition one.　

Never rolled up.

Never framed, kept in professional condition.

Once in a while, we will be out of stock this print due to

keavy demand and slao procee of production team.

We recommend you to check the availability of this print

before place your order.

Once we are out of stock, it sometime takes few month to get for you.

Color 

Refer to our Pictures

The color of the actual Woodblock Print may be slightly different

from the images on our pictures.

It is impossible to show the actual color of

these fine art of woodblock prints and texture of Washi Paper.