Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japan, 1847-1915) Print, oban yoko-e, Abekawa no Fuji (安部河の富士), Mount Fuji from Abekawa. Signed Kobayashi Kiyochika ga. Publisher Matsuki Heikichi. Dated the 25th day of the 3rd month of Meiji 14 (1881). Size 24.8 x 36.1 cm This print is part of an untitled series taken from a trip Kiyochika made to Shizuoka prefecture. He kept a notebook of watercolour drawings made along the Tokaido. This print shows a famous view of Mount Fuji from the main road through Shizuoka. Shizuoka was famous among travellers for its shops selling abekawa-mochi. Even today, these specialities are sold on the sly in the carriages of the train running along the Tokaido. Reference: A similar print held by the Smithsonian, no. 1S2003.8.1116