{"product_id":"hiroshige-eisen-the-sixty-nine-stations-along-the-kisokaido","title":"Hiroshige \u0026 Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis XXL edition reprints Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige’s legendary series The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaidō, a stunning representation of the historic route between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kisokaidō route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country’s then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of works to chart the Kisokaidō journey. After producing 24 prints, Eisen was replaced by Utagawa Hiroshige, who completed the series of 70 prints in 1838.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, including bold compositions and an experimental use of colour, but also a charming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the spectre of industrialisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e440 x 300 mm\u003cbr\u003e234 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55373149831541,"sku":"BK-9388","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/8509\/6991\/files\/9783836539388_Hiroshige_Eisen._The_Sixty-Nine_Stations_along_the_Kisokaido_1.jpg?v=1747148018","url":"https:\/\/www.mij.co.uk\/products\/hiroshige-eisen-the-sixty-nine-stations-along-the-kisokaido","provider":"Made In Japan UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}