The Hill at Kanagawa (Station #4)

Catalog note / 解説

The fourth station on the Tökaidö, the hill at Kanagawa is located in modern Yokohama. Hiroshige depicts houses and restaurants along the banks of the bay, waiting to serve the many travelers that passed along the road. Some of the restaurants are shown with balconies where travelers could enjoy exceptional ocean views as they ate their meals. This print series was first published by two publishing companies: Senkakudö and Hoeidö. However, after the eleventh print, Senkakudö withdrew from the print-publishing business. Hoeidö completed the remaining prints in the series, for a total of 55 prints published by 1834. Once the series was completed, it was also released as a bound album. The num…