Okitsu: View near the mouth of the Okitsu River, looking out to sea, and two sumo wrestlers being carried upstream, one on a packhorse and the other in a kago. This flat area was noted for its beautiful view of the pine grove 'Mihonomatsubara' highlighted by the pretty seascape backdrop. Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重, 1797 – October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重) (an irregular combination of family name and art name)and by the art name of Ichiyūsai Hiroshige (一幽斎廣重). The Tōkaidō (東海道
Okitsu: View near the mouth of the Okitsu River, looking out to sea, and two sumo wrestlers being carried upstream, one on a packhorse and the other in a kago. This flat area was noted for its beautiful view of the pine grove 'Mihonomatsubara' highlighted by the pretty seascape backdrop. Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重, 1797 – October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重) (an irregular combination of family name and art name)and by the art name of Ichiyūsai Hiroshige (一幽斎廣重). The Tōkaidō (東海道 East Sea Road) was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name.
Size: 5200px × 3405px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 53, ando, art, arts, asia, asian, block, commerce, diplomacy, edo, fifty, hiroshige, historical, history, hoeido, image, images, japan, japanese, kyoto, painting, paintings, pictures, route, routes, shogunate, sport, stations, sumo, tokaido, tokugawa, tokyo, trade, transport, ukiyo-, utagawa, wood, woodblock, wrestler
