Hiroshige & Eisen: The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido

From the busy starting post of Nihonbashi to the castle town of Iwamurata, Eisen opts for a more muted palette but excels in figuration, particularly of glamorous women, and relishes snapshots of activity along the route, from shoeing a horse to winnowing rice. Taken as a whole, The Sixty-Nine Stations collection represents not only a masterpiece of woodblock practice, including bold compositions and an experimental use of color, but also acharming tapestry of 19th-century Japan, long before the specter of ind

. An Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Japanese Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, she has published research on Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, board games, and nihonga. Rhiannon Paget studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and received her doctorate in Japanese Art History from the University of Sydne

. About the Author Rhiannon Paget studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and received her doctorate in Japanese Art History from the University of Sydney, Australia. Mellon Fellow for Japanese Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, she has published research on Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, board games, and nihonga. An Andrew W