Tōkaidō Dice Game, Keisai Eisen

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Keisai Eisen, Tōkaidō Dice Game
Keisai Eisen, Tōkaidō Dice Game
Keisai Eisen
Tōkaidō Dice Game
circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Keisai Eisen
1790–1848
Tōkaidō Dice Game, circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 447 x 667 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 447 x 667 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 17 5/8 x 26 1/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1981.0194
Not on display
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Archive Label date unknown: Board games were a popular form of entertainment. Eisen and Hiroshige both designed such games. In Eisen's board game print, Mount Fuji appeared at Nihonbashi (the bridge at lower right), the starting point from Edo; as the "travelers" proceed, they approach the mountain between Numazu and Yoshiwara (upper left corner). The placement and proportion of Mount Fuji to these stations was faithful to reality; the mountain is about sixty-two miles from Edo, and between Numazu and Yoshiwara, people would pass through the foothills of Mount Fuji.