Tokaido meisho zue 東海道名所図会 [Illustrations of famous places on the Tokaido Road]

Edo: Daikokuya Kinnosuke, 1864. Woodblock print. Map printed on a series of four triptychs, for a total of 12 woodblock-printed sheets, mounted on a later scroll. Each print is about 9x13.5 inches, for a total length of nine feet of printed surface. Some scuffing and trimming to the prints. On this depiction of the famous Road, all sense of scale is tossed to the wind, in favor of highlighting a series of beautiful scenes along its course. (Inventory #: 298101)