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Station 30: Hamamatsu

Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1854, Wood cut
Station 30: Hamamatsu
Station 30: Hamamatsu
Station 30: Hamamatsu
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Item no
16276
Title
Fifty-three stations by two brushes (Sohitsu gojusantsugi). Station 30: Hamamatsu
Description
A woman, wrapped in a blue cloth and wearing a wide brimmed straw hat, is shown seated on a horse. Her luggage has been strapped to the saddle on either side of her. A man follows closely behind with more luggage.
In the background inset, Hiroshige depicts a shoreline planted with pine trees. This scene is a literal translation of 'Hamamatsu' which means 'pine beach'. The 'Hamamatsu' edition in Hiroshige's Hoeido series depicts travellers warming themselves around a campfire. Behind them in the distance lies the battlefield of Mikatagahara and a castle built by the Tokugawa Shogun Ieyasu. Hiroshige's Gyosho (1841-2) and Reisho (1850) Tokaido series more closely resemble the 'Hamamatsu' edition of Kunisada and Hiroshige's 'Fifty-three stations by two brushes' series and focus on the view of the shore and its pine trees.
Artist / maker
Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Engraver
Hori Take (Yokogawa Takejiro)
Date
1854
Size
36 x 24.8 cm
Type
Location
Art and Design Library
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Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG
£5.80(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF
£29.40(inc. VAT 20%)
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