Station Forty-Eight: Seki, Early Departure from the Headquarters Inn, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

ca. 1833–34

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At dawn, a daimyō's procession leaves the inn in Seki, a government checkpoint in Ise Province. A palanquin stands ready behind the master of the inn, and a few bearers still have time to enjoy their smokes. White banners, probably with a daimyo's crest, hang around the inn. Among the advertisement labels behind the master of the inn are those for the famous Senjokō and Bijokō brands of face powder.

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東海道五十三次之内　関　本陣早立
Title: Station Forty-Eight: Seki, Early Departure from the Headquarters Inn, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1833–34
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 7/8 13 5/8 in. (22.5 x 34.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: JP2487
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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