Kyōkairi Tōkaidō by Hiroshige
Exhibition Contents
Utagawa Hiroshige painted more than 20 different series of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō. In addition to his masterpiece, “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō Edition),” other series are filled with creativity and originality to keep giving interest to all viewers. “Kyōkairi Tōkaidō” presented in this exhibition is a series of kyōka, a subgenre of tanka poetry that was popular in the late Edo period, written according to the characteristics of each post station along the Tōkaidō highway.
The series Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Corner
Fujisawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou (Travel along the Toukaidou with Kyouka Poems)
Fujisawa Inn Corner
View of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Highway
Enoshima Corner
The picture of Shichiri ga hama Beach The view of Enoshima Island
Special Exhibition Corner
Kyo : Picture of Sanjo-Ohashi Bridge , from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaidou”