Mid-Century Japanese Silk Chirimen Textile – Hiroshige Tokaido Station 46 Ishibe • Vintage 100% Silk Crepe Furoshiki With Hiroshige Ukiyo-E Lan

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The scene is a reproduction of a famous ukiyo-e woodblock print by the legendary artist Utagawa Hiroshige. Authentic Japanese Silk … Read more The scene is a reproduction of a famous ukiyo-e woodblock print by the legendary artist Utagawa Hiroshige. Authentic Japanese Silk Textile"
• The Series: It is from his renowned series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hoeido edition).
• The Specific Station: This depicts Station 46: Ishibe (titled Megawa no sato or "Megawa Village").
• The Scene: The artwork shows travelers arriving at a tea house in the village of Ishibe. You can see people carrying bundles and wearing traditional straw hats, capturing the bustling atmosphere of the historic road connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto.
• Artist Signature: The vertical text on the right and the red seal correspond to Hiroshige’s signature styles used in the mid-19th century. See less