Trade Route Collection (#3)

Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Odawara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Odawara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Oiso, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Oiso, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Hiratsuka: Ferryboats on the Banyu River (Hiratsuka, Banyugawa watashibune), from... c. 1837/42
Hiratsuka: Ferryboats on the Banyu River (Hiratsuka, Banyugawa watashibune), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Fujisawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug... c. 1837/42)
Fujisawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Hodogaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug... c. 1837/42)
Hodogaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kanagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug... c. 1837/42)
Kanagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kawasaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug... c. 1837/42)
Kawasaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Shinagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsu... c. 1837/42)
Shinagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Nihonbashi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan ts... c. 1837/42)
Nihonbashi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Visitor from Yase in Kyoto (Kyoto Yase no marebito), section of a sheet from the series "P... 1856
Visitor from Yase in Kyoto (Kyoto Yase no marebito), section of a sheet from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi zue)", 1856

View of Shiohama and Kiyomigaseki in Okitsu (Okitsu, Kiyomigaseki, Shiohama fukei)... c. 1848/52
View of Shiohama and Kiyomigaseki in Okitsu (Okitsu, Kiyomigaseki, Shiohama fukei), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido harimaze zue)", c

The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no... c. 1848/52
The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)", c. 1848/52

Tsuchiyama: Suzuka Mountains in the Rain (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama uchu no zu), from t... c. 1841/44
Tsuchiyama: Suzuka Mountains in the Rain (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama uchu no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

Ishiyakushi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c. 1841/44)
Ishiyakushi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, c. 1841/44

Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c. 1841/44)
Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, c. 1841/44

Ejiri: Distant View of Shimizu Harbor in Clear Weather after Snowfall (Ejiri, Shimiz... c. 1841/44)
Ejiri: Distant View of Shimizu Harbor in Clear Weather after Snowfall (Ejiri, Shimizu no minato enbo, yukibare), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Yokkaichi: Nako Bay and the Mie River (Yokkaichi, Nako no ura Miekawa), no. 44 from the se... 1855
Yokkaichi: Nako Bay and the Mie River (Yokkaichi, Nako no ura Miekawa), no. 44 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Oiso: Saigyo's Hut at Shigitatsu Marsh (Oiso, Shigitatsusawa Saigyoan), no. 9 from the ser... 1855
Oiso: s Hut at Shigitatsu Marsh (Oiso, Shigitatsusawa an), no. 9 from the series "Famous Sight of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), " also known as the Vertical Tokaido

Tsuchiyama: View of Suzuka Mountains (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama no zu), from the series... c. 1837/42
Tsuchiyama: View of Suzuka Mountains (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Sakanoshita, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Sakanoshita, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Otsu: Hashirii Teahouse (Otsu, Hashirii chaya), from the series "Fifty-three Station... c. 1833/34
Otsu: Hashirii Teahouse (Otsu, Hashirii chaya), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Shimada: The Suruga Bank of the Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa Sungan), from the series... c. 1833/34
Shimada: The Suruga Bank of the Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa Sungan), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

Ejiri, Fuchu, Mariko, and Okabe, no. 6 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three...1856
Ejiri, Fuchu, Mariko, and Okabe, no. 6 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi zue)", 1856

Tsuchiyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Tsuchiyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Fujisawa—No. 7, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c.1847/52)
Fujisawa--No. 7, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the serie... c. 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, c. 1830/33

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Ishibe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c. 1841/44)
Ishibe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, c. 1841/44

Yui: Satta Peak (Yui, Satta mine), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Toka... c. 1833/34
Yui: Satta Peak (Yui, Satta mine), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Mitsuke: View of the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa zu), from the series "Fifty... c. 1833/34
Mitsuke: View of the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c

Seki: Junction of the Pilgrim's Road to Ise Shrine (Seki, Sangudo oiwake), no. 48 from the... 1855
Seki: Junction of the Pilgrim's Road to Ise Shrine (Seki, Sangudo oiwake), no. 48 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c.1841/44)
Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, c. 1841/44

Hara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), "... c. 1837/42
Hara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Numazu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Numazu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)—No... c. 1847/52
Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)--No. 11, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Kanagawa: View over the Sea from the Teahouses on the Hill (Kanagawa, dai no chaya kaijo m... 1855)
Kanagawa: View over the Sea from the Teahouses on the Hill (Kanagawa, dai no chaya kaijo miharashi), no. 4 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Yoshida: Great Bridge on the Toyo River (Yoshida, Toyokawa ohashi), no. 35 from the series... 1855
Yoshida: Great Bridge on the Toyo River (Yoshida, Toyokawa ohashi), no. 35 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Okabe: Utsu Mountain (Okabe, Utsu no yama), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Okabe: Utsu Mountain (Okabe, Utsu no yama), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the... c. 1833/34
Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

No. 42: Midono, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido...", c. 1835/38)
No. 42: Midono, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)", c. 1835/38

Minakuchi: The Beautiful Pine Trees at Mount Hiramatsu (Minakuchi, Hiramatsuyama bis... c. 1847/52)
Minakuchi: The Beautiful Pine Trees at Mount Hiramatsu (Minakuchi, Hiramatsuyama bisho)--No. 51, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Shono: Driving Rain (Shono hakuu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Toka... c. 1833/34
Shono: Driving Rain (Shono hakuu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple (Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushiji), from the series "Fifty... c. 1833/34
Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple (Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushiji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c

Yokkaichi: Mie River (Yokkaichi, Miegawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Yokkaichi: Mie River (Yokkaichi, Miegawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Kuwana: The Landing of the Shichiri Ferry Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi)... c. 1833/34
Kuwana: The Landing of the Shichiri Ferry Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

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