{"product_id":"cats-as-the-fifty-three-stations-of-the-tokaido","title":"Cats as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCats as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e was created by Japanese artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtagawa Kuniyoshi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (1798-1861) in 1850 as a triptych. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach of the 55 cats represents a play on the names of the 53 rest areas—plus the two end points—along the Tōkaidō road, the coastal route that ran from Edo to Kyoto. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCats as the Fifty-three Stations \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis a silly spoof on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e’s famous ukiyo-e series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which depicted views of each of the rest areas in great detail and was the best-selling collection of woodcut prints in ukiyo-e history. The different post stations provided food and lodgings for travellers, and while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHiroshige\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e illustrated each with their distinctive landscapes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKuniyoshi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e captured them through one of our favorite art forms: cat puns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Utagawa Kuniyoshi","offers":[{"title":"8\"x10\"","offer_id":50493680910445,"sku":"pde1790055253188","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11\"x14\"","offer_id":50493680943213,"sku":"qxr1790055253189","price":62.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16\"x20\"","offer_id":50493680975981,"sku":"sgh1790055253190","price":170.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\"x24\"","offer_id":50493681008749,"sku":"hah1790055253191","price":438.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/9532\/8621\/files\/cats-as-the-fifty-three-stations-of-the-tokaido_1.png?v=1790055262","url":"https:\/\/coffeescale.shop\/products\/cats-as-the-fifty-three-stations-of-the-tokaido","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}