The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road
Tōkaidō gojūsan zue
東海道五十三図絵
Date: ~1849-53 (Kaei 2-6)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō)
Format: Vertical ōban
Number of Prints: 39/55
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.251 #42, 55 prints listed),
Memorial Catalogue (#205),
Strange
Many thanks to J Noel Chiappa for positively identifying this series and providing the scan for Station 4 Kanagawa.
Also known as the Beauty Tōkaidō (Bijin Tōkaidō) 美人東海道
48 Seki: Side Road to the Ise Shrine (above), and A City Girl on Pilgrimage to the Shrine (below)
(Ōmikami no miya betsudō, Tojin sangū)
四十八 関 大社客別道 都人参宮
(Preparatory drawing)
MFA
p.251 #42.47
49 Sakanoshita: the Mountain where the Old Master Threw Away His Brush (above), and Sightseeing at Famous Spots (below)
(Ko hōgen Fudesuteyama, Meisho kenbutsu)
四十九 坂の下 古法限筆捨山 名所見物
(Preparatory drawing)
MFA
p.251 #42.48
52 Ishibe: Travelers Staying at the Inn While It Snows
(Ryokyaku setchū tairyū)
五十二 石部 旅客雪中滞留
(Preparatory drawing)
MFA
p.251 #42.52
54 Ōtsu: the Famous Local Product, Ôtsu-e Paintings
(Meibutsu Ōtsu-e)
大津 名ぶつ大津ゑ
(Preparatory drawing)
MFA
p.251 #42.54
55 Kyoto the Great Bridge at Sanjô (above), and Rich and Poor Coming and Going in the Capital (below)
(Kyô Sanjô Ôhashi, Rakuchû ôrai kisen)
大尾 五十五 京 三条大橋 洛中往来貴賎
(Preparatory drawing)
MFA
p.251 #42.55