Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Goyû: Women Soliciting Travelers
Utagawa Hiroshige
Description
Plate 36 from the Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Highway) of the Hoeido Tokaido (The Eastern Highway, published by the Hoeido Studio) Series
In the main street of Goyu village at nightfall, female touts aggressively solicit travelers by dragging them into the tea-house on the right, where one is already resting. The large circle on the wall bears the sign of the publisher of the series, Take-no-Uchi, which was omitted in later issues. On the sign-boards inside are given the names of the engraver, Firobei; the printer, Heibei; and the artist, Ichiryusai.
Subject Matter:
Street scene with figures.
Physical Description:
In the main street of Goyu village at nightfall, female touts aggressively solicit travelers by dragging them into the tea-house on the right, where one is already resting. The large circle on the wall bears the sign of the publisher of the series, Take-no-Uchi, which was omitted in later issues. On the sign-boards inside are given the names of the engraver, Firobei; the printer, Heibei; and the artist, Ichiryusai.
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