Autumn in Japan The Edge of the Tokaido, near Hamamatsu

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Autumn in Japan The Edge of the Tokaido, near Hamamatsu

Alfred Parsons (1847-1920)

Price

£1,750

Signed

Signed
Inscribed with title below mount

Medium

Ink with bodycolour

Dimensions

6 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches

Illustrated

Alfred Parsons, Notes In Japan, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896, page 155

Exhibited

'Chris Beetles Summer Show 2025', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, June-September 2025, no 64

The Tokaido refers to a historic road in Japan. Approximately 320 miles long, it linked Osaka and Kyoto to modern day Tokyo. Alfred Parsons reached Hamamastu on the 16th September 1895, and described it as 'a pleasant town' with 'brilliant' fields full of colour.

Alfred Parsons, Notes In Japan, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896, page 155

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