東海道五十三次之内 箱根 湖水図|Hakone; Kosui

Executed with traditional woodblock methods, the print combines black ink outlines with multiple color blocks, notably a wash of blue to model the water. Hiroshige’s skillful gradations of tone and careful placement of atmospheric perspective convey mist and distance, hallmarks of his landscape approach within the ukiyo‑e tradition.

Part of the Tōkaidō series, the print was produced for the commercial market that catered to travelers and admirers of Japanese scenery. Original impressions were circulated in the Edo period, and later entered museum collections through acquisitions of Japanese print holdings in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.