Junction with the Road to Kamakura at Totsuka (Station #6)

Catalog note / 解説

A picturesque riverside inn is busy with arriving travelers. A man equipped with layers of traveling clothes¬--tucked up kimono, indigo-blue traveling coat, straw hat, black leggings, and straw sandals-leaps from his horse, while his barelegged groom, wearing only a blue cotton shibori outfit, stands by. A female traveler tries to take off her hat. She is clad in a blue kimono that sports white floral patterns. The outer kimono is tightly tied around the hip, which has the effect of raising the hem for walking. Her legs are protected by leggings and she wears straw sandals. This typical image of a woman traveler can be seen on many paths in Hiroshige's Tökaidö road and Hokusai's Mount Fuji…