Hodogaya. Artist: Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833-1904). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 14 in. (23.6 x 35.5 cm). Date: 1865.Yoshiiku, one of Kuniyoshi's best disciples, was active from the end of Edo to the Meiji period, and depicted a wide range of subject matter: beauties, actors, foreigners, and illustrations for newspapers. Here, he mixes traditional and new motifs together; the retinue of a samurai lord is marching along the Tokaido highway, and curious foreigners are watching the procession near the Hodogaya station, a few miles from Yokohama. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.