Title : Seki

Artist : Utagawa Hiroshige

Date : Not set

Details : More information...

Source : Japanese Art Open Database
Browse all 17129 prints...

Description : 48 Seki View outside a resthouse in the early morning, where a daimyo is stopping, the retainers preparing, by the aid of lanterns, to proceed on the journey. Each station was required to maintain lodging houses for travellers. The inn shown is one for upper class travellers such as shogunate officials and feudal lords. Retinue are making preparations for a feudal lord to leave from the lodging house.

Download Image