The Fifty-Three Post Stations of the Tokaido Highway

This series (Hoeido Edition) was reproduced by Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-Sho Ltd. (Japan Institute for the Study of Woodblock Prints) through the skill of renowned modern engravers; it took three years to complete.

Print depicting a group of men preparing to carry cargo. There are two horses in the picture near the front. There is also one horse in the background drinking from a pail. Print of Minakuchi Station (#50). This is one of a series of reproductions of the "53 Post Stations on the Tokaido Hwy," from Nihonbashi to Kyoto (Hoei-do edition). Print is matted on a piece of white-yellow paper and has an additional cover page that folds over the print. A printed inscription on the cover page reads: " FUJIEDA Though this print has no special feature, it does portray old customs. People and commodities were carried on men's shoulders and horseback. An agency at every station supplied a new relay of man or horse-power, perhaps the original of the present express company." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.