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 small boats anchored in a harbour at the foot of tall grey mountain ranges. Print of Maisaka Station (#30). 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: "MAISAKA From older times Lake Hamana has been famous for shell-fishes. The sailing-boats here may be for claming. This is the Imakiri ford." There are Japanese characters at the top, bottom, and side of the printed message.