Hoeido: The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido (Miniature Edition).

Ando Hiroshige.

Published by Takamizawa Ukiyoe Co., Tokyo, 1960

Hardcovers; accordian-fold oblong format: 5.25 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide 55 pages. Description: Fifty five beautiful color plates are tipped in. The captions are given in both English and J Japanese. The book is bi-lingual throughout. No date given; circa 1960. The ''Emperor's Road'' is the Tokaido. It was down this road in 1832 that a detachment of the Edo fire-brigade traveled with a gift from a shogun to the emperor. One of the minor officials on the trip was Ando Hiroshige, and he spent most of his time sketching. The results of these sketches appeared some time later back in Edo when he published a series of prints showing the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido. It was very well received and he published several series of prints. This is the miniature edition. BINDING/CONDITION: buckram covered boards; accordion-fold 'binding' style (in Japan, the accordion-folded book structure is called an orihon) this is housed in a folding slipcase (not a box, it is not completely enclosed); with small hook and loop fasteners; paper title label on the slipcase; paper spine label on the cloth covers (title given only in Japanese) both the book and slipcase are in Very Good condition. ISBN: B0098MNICS. Seller Inventory # 066246

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hoeido: The Fifty-Three Stages of the ...
Publisher: Takamizawa Ukiyoe Co., Tokyo
Publication Date: 1960
Binding: Hardcover