Japanese Wood Block Print Album Ukiyoe Hiroshige Utagawa. Album of 56 Japanese wood block prints, 12 1/2″ high x 9″ wide (book size). This is a very rare and exclusive item, in very good condition, containing prints by Hiroshige Utagawa. The title of the album is “The Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido, ” and details the artists’ first travel along the Tokaido road linking Edo and Kyoto in 1832. The work enjoyed great popularity in its time, and is considered a landmark in ukiyo-e. Hiroshige’s work came to have a marked influence on Western painting towards the close of the 19th century as a part of the trend in Japonism. Western artists closely studied Hiroshige’s compositions, and some, such as van Gogh, painted copies of Hiroshige’s prints. International Buyers – Please Note. The images are printed back to back. The item “Japanese Wood Block Print Album ukiyoe Hiroshige Utagawa rare” is in sale since Saturday, November 04, 2017. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “tomommiur_5″ and is located in Musashino-shi, Tokyo. This item can be shipped worldwide.