Scenes from the Tokaido c. 19th century

This 19th century artwork, possibly by the artist Hokei, depicts a scene from the Tokaido, a famous route connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto. The painting showcases a group of travelers on horseback, traversing a riverbank, with a distant landscape of hills and blossoming trees. The serene and detailed depiction of the scene is characteristic of the ukiyo-e style, which translates to "pictures of the floating world", and often captured everyday life in Japan during the Edo period.