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Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry
Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry | Hiroshige And?, Reiko Chiba
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Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry | Hiroshige And?, Reiko Chiba
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This is an exquisite book. I found it in a thrift store in NYC when I was in college. Thanks to Litsy and the #FoodandLit #japan challenge,I finally read it. In 1832, Ichiryusai Hiroshige, when he was 35, traveled the highway from Tokyo to Kyoto called the Tokaido. There were 53 stopping places about a day‘s journey apart. He created 53 colored prints of a view from each station. There is one on each page with a Japanese poem. A treasure.

Texreader I think I would love this! Do you have to be able to read Japanese? 2y
Bookwomble That's a beautiful book 😊 I love Hiroshige 💞 2y
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Librarybelle That looks so beautiful! 2y
DivineDiana @Texreader Not at all. It is an English translation. 2y
DivineDiana @Bookwomble And the actual pages are miniature masterpieces! I knew nothing about Hiroshige until I read this. And now a door has opened. ❤️ 2y
DivineDiana @Librarybelle It really is a work of art! ❤️ 2y
Catsandbooks Gorgeous! 2y
DivineDiana @Catsandbooks And the book cover is made of fabric. 2y
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Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry | Hiroshige And?, Reiko Chiba
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Dinner at a local Japanese restaurant that has been in my neighborhood for a very long time. It took a Litsy challenge to finally visit it. This challenge has gotten my husband out of his comfort zone! I only have a photo of my first course, a vegetable tempura. Vegetables were asparagus,broccoli,mushroom and sweet potato. My entree was teriyaki tofu. Both were delicious. #foodandlit #japan

Texreader This challenge finally got us to our local Japanese spot as well and we loved it. Your meal sounds delicious!! 2y
DivineDiana @Texreader Looks like Litsy is boosting the local restaurant economy! Glad you had a great experience! 😋 2y
Catsandbooks I tried my local Japanese place too! Looks tasty! 2y
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DivineDiana @Catsandbooks Wonderful! We are supporting local! 👏🏻😋❤️ 2y
TheBookHippie Oh how wonderful! 2y
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