Utagawa Kunisada, Bunkyu 3 (1863), Ukiyo-e, Tokaido Narumi-juku Tsukozu, Nagoya, Woodblock Print.

Utagawa Kunisato, Bunkyu 3 (1863), Ukiyo-e, Tokaido Narumi-juku Passage Scene, Nagoya, Woodblock Print

This is a woodblock print created by Utagawa Kunisato in Bunkyu 3 (1863), depicting the scene of the 14th Shogun Iemochi leading 3,000 attendants passing through Narumi-juku, one of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido. The artist is Utagawa Kunisato, with the seal shown in the eighth photograph, trimmed according to the frame. It comes with a shared box, although it is a cardboard box. The title is Tokaido Narumi, and the technique is woodblock print, backed with a notepad. The condition of the work, being approximately 160 years old, includes wormholes and other small holes that are not apparent when held to the light. The dimensions are 34.8 cm x 24 cm, with the frame measuring 52.4 cm x 41 cm.