Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido

Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido

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Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido
  • Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido
  • Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido
Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido

Book - The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido
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  • The Kisokaidō route across Japan was traced on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who ruled the country in the early 17th century and decreed that relay stations be set up along the route. this rugged track which linked Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
  • Inns, stalls and restaurants were built there to provide food and accommodation for weary travelers. In 1835, the famous printmaker Keisai Eisen received the commission for a series of works which would describe the successive stages of the Kisokaidō route.
  • From the bustling starting point of Nihonbashi to the town of Iwamurata and its castle, Eisen opts for a muted tonal palette, but excels in figurative depiction, particularly of elegant women, and delights in the snapshots of life he captures along the route – from shoeing a horse to winnowing rice
  • Number of pages: 512
  • Dimensions: 15.6 x 21.7 cm
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