Accession Number
2008/2.315

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #32 Arai

Artist(s)
Utagawa Hiroshige

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1850

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
12 1/16 in x 15 5/8 in x 7/8 in (30.64 cm x 39.69 cm x 2.22 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of J C Mathes and the Tokyo Center for Language & Culture (TCLC)

Subject matter
Boats sail across Lake Hamana near the Arai station along the Tokaido Road. Travelers would often cross this lake to reach the next station at Maisaka.

Physical Description
Three sailboats with dramatic bowed square sails dominate the print. There are more sailing on the water in the distance. The sky appears to be red on the edge of the horizon of the sea, suggesting the time as either at dawn or at dusk. Writing in the upper left and right corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
color prints (prints)
figures (representations)
sailboats
water (inorganic material)