The culture of the Tsutaya Toukaidou and oiwake-michi – in pursuit of Hiroshige’s viewpoint
Introduction of the Exhibition
Aside from the famous Hoeido Toukaidou, Utagawa Hiroshige painted more than 20 other series of The Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou. Each series has a different design, and the focus in depiction of the stations varies. This exhibition provides an opportunity to see the Toukaidou as viewed through its oiwake-michi (forks), the viewpoint adopted by Hiroshige for Tsutaya Toukaidou.
The series Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Corner
Fujisawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou (Tsutaya version)
Fujisawa Inn Corner
Sugoroku Board Game of Perambulating along the Toukaidou
Enoshima Corner
Kanaya , from the series “Fifty-three Pairings for the Toukaidou Highway”
Special Exhibition Corner
東海道五十四 五十三次大尾 京都