The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (Japanese东海 道 五十 三次, Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi ) is the title of many series of Japanese woodblock printing. Skip to content had the series, the 53 rest stops on the highway road from Edo (now Tokyo) to Kyoto. Including the start point and the end point Nihonbashi Sanjō Ōhashi they included mostly 55 prints.

First representations of individual stations of the Tōkaidō can already be found on scroll paintings of the 16th century. The first woodcut illustrations can be found from the mid-17th century in a guide book. A complete sequence of the stations first appeared in 1797 in a six -volume work Tōkaidō meisho zue (东海 道 名 所 図 絵, dt " pictures of sights of the Tōkaidō "). At this plant more than 25 artists were involved, it was printed in Kamigata ( Osaka ) and showed the stations in the order of Kyoto to Edo.

1798 published by Chōki created gojusan - Tsugi - prints, which were used as game plans for the Sugoroku game. Shortly thereafter Toyohiro published a series called Tōkaidō meisho in the first genre scenes dominate the representation of the stations. 1801 Hokusai published the first of his various Tōkaidō series. Utamaro 1804 used the " 53 Stations " as a cartridge images in a series of depictions of beautiful women ( bijinga ). Hokusai created 1804-1825 seven series in a smaller format on this subject. All series represent the hustle and bustle at the individual stations in the foreground. Even before the two Hiroshige Hokusai students Hokuju and Hokkei have designed Tōkaidō series.

1833 Hiroshige began with the publication of his first Tōkaidō series Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi no uchi. Most prints are inspired by illustrations of the series known as the guide mentioned above by Akisato Rito compiled in 1797 and in the following years repeatedly reissued " Tōkaidō meisho zue ". The liveliness and authenticity of the depicted scenes made ​​the series, by modern standards at a mega hit ( up to 20,000 imprints were made for each station ).

Even before Hiroshige had his series fully completed, Kunisada designed a series in Chuban format, the beautiful women abbildete in the foreground and the background where he according to the designs of his friend Hiroshige designed for four -fifths of the prints. Hiroshige created yet another 25 Tōkaidō series in his life, Kunisada also scarce 20 One of these series was designed jointly by the two, and in another series Kuniyoshi was the third artist who contributed designs. Kuniyoshi's first own Tōkaidō series in 1835 and he has designed in the following years further series. Series with Tōkaidō designs are also known by Keisai iron, Yoshiharu and Yoshiiku.

1863 appeared with Tōkaidō meisho no uchi one of the most comprehensive series ever, which was published during the Edo period in Japan. Designed and published by 24 publishers on a total of 162 sheets of 16 artists, she describes the first and only trip that has ever made ​​a shogun at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto and symbolically stands for the end of the Edo period.

The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō ( Hoeido Edition )

  • Nihonbashi 日本 桥
  • 1st station: Shinagawa 品 川
  • Station 2: Kawasaki 川 崎
  • Station 3: Kanagawa 神奈川
  • 4th Station: Hodogaya 程ヶ谷,保土ヶ谷
  • 5th Station: Totsuka 戸 冢
  • Station 6: Fujisawa 藤 沢
  • 7th Station: Hiratsuka 平 冢
  • 8th Station: Oiso 大 矶
  • 9th Station: Odawara 小田原
  • 10th Station: Hakone 箱根
  • 11th Station: Mishima 三岛
  • 12th Station: Numazu 沼 津
  • 13th Station: Hara 原
  • 14th Station: Yoshiwara 吉 原
  • 15th Station: Kambara 蒲 原
  • 16th Station: Yui 由 井,由 比
  • 17th Station: Okitsu 兴 津
  • 18th Station: Ejiri 江 尻
  • 19th Station: Fuchū 府中,骏 府
  • 20th Station: Mariko 鞠 子,丸子
  • 21 Station: Okabe 冈 部
  • 22 Station: Fujieda 藤枝
  • 23 Station: Shimada 岛 田
  • 24th Station: Kanaya 金屋,金谷
  • 25th Station: Nissaka 日 坂
  • 26th Station: Kagegawa 挂 川
  • 27th Station: Fukuroi 袋 井
  • 28th Station: Mitsuke 见附
  • 29th Station: Hamamatsu 浜 松
  • 30th Station: Maisaka 舞 阪
  • 31 Station: Arai 荒 井,新居
  • 32 Station: Shirasuka 白 须 贺
  • 33 Station: Futagawa 二 川
  • 34th Station: Yoshida 吉田
  • 35th Station: Goyu 御 油
  • 36th Station: Akasaka 赤 坂
  • 37th Station: Fujikawa 藤 川
  • 38th Station: Okazaki 冈 崎
  • 39th Station: Chiryu 地 鲤 鲋,知 立
  • 40th Station: Narumi 鸣 海
  • 41 Station: Miya 宫
  • 42 Station: Kuwana 桑 名
  • 43 Station: Yokkaichi 四日 市
  • 44th Station: Ishiyakushi 石 薬 师
  • 45th Station: Shono 庄 野
  • 46th Station: Kameyama 亀 山
  • Seki 关
  • 48th Station: Sakanoshita 坂ノ下
  • 49th Station: Tsuchiyama 土 山
  • 50th Station: Minakuchi 水口
  • 51 Station: Ishibe 石 部
  • 52 Station: Kusatsu 草津
  • 53 Station: Otsu Cities 大 津
  • ( Arrival) Kyoshi ,三条 大桥 京 市
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