Number
#9
Date
5I/1865
Title (Kanji)
Title (Rōmaji)
Mitsuke
Description
Mitsuke is the twenty-eighth station on the Tōkaidō, the half-way point between Edo and Kyōto; it is located near the open coastline of the Enshū Sea. Mitsuke means “place to get a view”; the name was chosen because this is the first place, travelling towards Edo, from which it is possible to see Mount Fuji. The Tenryū River outside the town is so strong and swift it was impossible to ford it, so all traffic had to use ferryboats, as here. As with the illustration of Okabe, Yoshitoshi has again chosen to echo Hiroshige’s illustration of this stage in ‘Hoeido’ Tōkaidō series, with the ridgelines disappearing into a grey mist.
Additional information
| Year Published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Size | Ōban |
| Signed | Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu (some prints), Yoshitoshi hitsu |
| Seals | Unread |
| Subjects | Boats, Night, People, River |
| Editions | First |
| Publisher | Yamaguchi-ya Tōbei |
| Block Carvers | Unknown |
