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Subject:2 woodblock prints
Posted By: Joe A Sat, May 19, 2018 IP: 2604:6000:1201:c0c6:

Can you please help interpret the writing and artists and any other info on these prints.
Once posted I can send additional close-up pic's of the symbols.
Thank You.





Subject:Re: 2 woodblock prints
Posted By: Stan Sun, May 20, 2018

Both prints are by Hiroshige I. The first print is "Kakegawa: Junction with the Akiba Road (Kakegawa, Akibamichi oiwake no zu)", from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Gyôsho Tôkaidô. THe Boston MFA has a copy of the print here:

https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/kakegawa-junction-with-the-akiba-road-kakegawa-akibamichi-oiwake-no-zu-from-the-series-the-fifty-three-stations-of-the-t%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4-road-t%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4-goj%C3%BBsan-tsugi-no-uchi-also-known-as-the-gy%C3%B4sho-t%C3%B4kaid%C3%B4-200073

I wasn't able to find the second print online.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: 2 woodblock prints
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, May 20, 2018

Pic.1
東海道五十三次之内 - From the Fifty-three Stages
of the Tokaido
かけ川  - Kakekawa (Station)
秋葉堂追分之圖 - Picture of Akihado Forked Road
廣重画  - Picture by Hiroshige

This is the so called semi-cursive (Gyosho-ban) edition of the well known series by Utagawa Hiroshige (aka Ando Hiroshige) 1797-1858
Published in 1842 (10 years after the 1st Hoeido Edition)

Pic.2
東海道改正道中記廿八 - Tokaido Kaisei Chudoki
(28) (Tokaido Amemded Traveler's Journal)
小坂の中山・日坂・かけ川迄一り廿五町
Kosaka no Nakayama - Nichizaka until Kakekawa
1-Ri 25-cho
廣重画  - Picture by Hiroshige

3rd gen. Hiroshige (aka Ando Tokubei) 1842-1894

With regards,
I.Nagy


Subject:Re: 2 woodblock prints
Posted By: Stan Sun, May 20, 2018

The signature is a little hard to see. I got off an the wrong foot. The artist is Hiroshige III. The print is: "Famous Places in Tokai - The Revised Fifty-Three Stations : Revised Travel Journal No. 28, Nissaka, Sayononakayama Pass".

The Edo Tokyo Museum has the print here:

http://digitalmuseum.rekibun.or.jp/app/collection/detail?ss=01&b1=1000200&b2=2000220&id=0188200037&lang=en

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: 2 woodblock prints
Posted By: Joe A Sun, May 20, 2018

additional close ups







Subject:Re: 2 woodblock prints
Posted By: Joe A Sun, May 20, 2018

additional close-ups





Subject:Re: 2 woodblock prints
Posted By: Joe A Mon, May 21, 2018

I thank both of you for your research and time!


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