Yokaichi 1906

"Yokaichi" is a woodblock print by the famous Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, created in 1906. Part of the "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series, the print depicts a traveler walking across a bridge in the wind, with a willow tree blowing in the wind behind him. This is one of the best known works of the artist, depicting one of the most important routes of the Tokaido Road. The print is characterized by the delicate use of color and the fine detail of the landscape, as well as the atmospheric portrayal of the wind.