Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) Kanaya Station thrived as the point where travelers crossed the Oi River, the most difficult spot on the Toukaidou Highway. At inns, guests were sure to encounter women who would offer to serve them food and drinks and keep them company. In the print, two women are gaily applying their make-up in front of a mirror. In the Kakegawa Station print, two women who are probably blind are on an earthen bridge with cane in hand and shamisen lutes on their backs. They are feeling their way along, as the bridge has no railings. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) This print depicts the yonaki-ishi (night-crying stone), one of the attractions at Nissaka Station. Legend had it that a baby born from a pregnant woman who was murdered cried under this stone, and travelers reportedly stopped to inspect it. However, those in this parody seem to find it annoying, and one of them is on the verge of striking it with his staff. Fukuroi reportedly derived its name from the geographical features of its situation; it was ringed by hills, in the middle of which were a rural district and a big spring, as if at the bottom of a sack (fukuro). The print portrays a traveler frightened by a scarecrow that is standing in a rice paddy and aiming an arrow at him. The local to the left with a hoe in hand seems to be telling the traveler to calm down. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) The print for Mitsuke Station shows a boat crossing the Tenryu River. The Hoeido edition of Hiroshige's series of Toukaidou prints presents a placid scene at the same spot, with boats beached on a sandbar in the river. In contrast, this print depicts frightened travelers in a rocking boat. In correspondence with the place name, which means “dancing slope,” the Maisaka Station print shows people dancing. In reality, during the Grand Drum Festival held at the Maisaka Kisa Shrine (in the city of Hamamatsu), people walk through the street doing a “hand dance.” This might be the subject of this print. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) At Hamamatsu Station, a hairdresser is pulling a customer's hair so hard that his eyes are turned upward. This is a scene from an episode in Shank’s Mare Tour of the Toukaidou Highway that takes place in the village of Yamada in Ise Province. Arai Station was famous for its grilled eel and seafood dishes. The Arai ferry crossing was also called Imakiri (literally meaning “cut now”). A man whose his finger is bitten by a snapping turtle goes up to ask none other than the eel chef to cut it off for him. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) The print for Mitsuke Station shows a boat crossing the Tenryu River. The Hoeido edition of Hiroshige's series of Toukaidou prints presents a placid scene at the same spot, with boats beached on a sandbar in the river. In contrast, this print depicts frightened travelers in a rocking boat. In correspondence with the place name, which means “dancing slope,” the Maisaka Station print shows people dancing. In reality, during the Grand Drum Festival held at the Maisaka Kisa Shrine (in the city of Hamamatsu), people walk through the street doing a “hand dance.” This might be the subject of this print. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) Miya was a station town that grew out of an older town which developed in front of the gate of Atsuta Shrine. As a “gate-front” town, it attracted throngs of shrine worshippers. At the same time, it thrived as the ferry crossing for Kuwana Station. It was said to be the most prosperous town along the whole Toukaidou. In this print, two men are intently viewing a calligraphy scroll that has been hung upside down, and a woman is having a good laugh over it. The Yokkaichi station was known for its buns with bean-paste filling. The child is making a pilgrimage with a ladle under his belt, and seems to be asking for another bun from atop his horse. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).

Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ).