Hakone, 東海道五十三次　箱根　夜中松明とり, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1848–49, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Hakone, 東海道五十三次　箱根　夜中松明とり, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1848–49, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Overall: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4in. ( x ), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo)), In this dramatic night scene, the bearers carry their client in a palanquin, accompanied by torchbearers to light the dangerous and extremely difficult mountain pass. The image of the Hakone mountain seen here in the Reisho series is strikingly different from that of the Hoeidō Tōkaidō series

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