Fujikawa. Pilgrims passing through a small village in a snow-covered landscape; Fujikawa is the 38th station on the Tokaido Road. Ukiyo-e (picture of the floating world) is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Ukiyo-e was central to forming the West's perception of Japanese art in the late 19th century .The landscape genre has come to dominate Western perceptions of ukiyo-e.

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Fukijawa, 38th Station On Tokaido Road, 1855

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