Collection of the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
72.1.84
Mariko Tea House
1845 – 1855 (Date created)
Ink
Color Woodcut;Woodcut
Prints
14.5 in W x 9.875 in H(Object)
Japanese
From "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido". The print includes two seals. The top left seal states "Famous tea house" (meibutsu chaya). The bottom left seal is the publisher's seal. The publisher is Take-Mago, Tsuru-ki.
The Tôkaidô, or "Eastern Sea Road", which connected the Emperor's capital in Kyoto to the seat of administration in Edo, was heavily traveled throughout the year. The numerous prints and guidebooks about the Tôkaidô represent the time of prosperity and peace during which it was possible for all citizens to undertake travel along this highway. Hiroshige was integral in immortalizing this highway in his prints. One of the fifty-three way stations on the Tôkaidô, for example, is represented in the print Mariko: The Tea House. In this print travelers are seen eating the soup made of yams for which the small village was famous.
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