Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi (The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō)

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Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi ["The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō"] 

Ichiryūsai [Utagawa], Hiroshige [illustrated by].

[Japan, ca. late Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)?]. 

A set of colour woodblock-printed pochi-bukuro (mini-envelopes) featuring adaptations of Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō series of ukiyo-e prints. The envelopes, which have been tipped-in to an album by a previous owner, were created for goshūgi (celebratory money-giving) and were produced in eleven series with five envelopes each. This album features the full set of 55 prints of landscapes, the 11 "title prints" for the series, and 1 "title print" for the complete work. 

Set of 67 prints tipped-in to one concertina-bound (orihon) volume, complete. Original boards slightly worn. Light occasional foxing and scrapes internally. Tape repair to gutter of upper board and first leaf; another to gutter between two leaves in the middle of the volume. [19 leaves]. 18.2 x 12.2 cm. 

Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi (The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō)
Price: $1,360.00 (USD)