Accession Number
2008/2.318

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #27 Kakegawa

Artist(s)
Utagawa Hiroshige

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1850

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

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

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

Subject matter
Travelers walk along the Tokaido road near the Kakegawa station. In the distance are rice fields, flooded with water. The torii gate on the left side of the painting, as well as the apparent vantage point of the travelers, suggests that this is near the mountain shrine on Mt. Akiba where travelers would often pray for protection against fire.

Physical Description
Figures surrounded by large pines and a monumental gate that seems to be entrance of a shrine. There is a statue standing on the side of the gate. The red glow on the edge of the hills in the distance suggest the time as at dawn or at dusk. Writing in 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
gates
shrines (structures)
statues
travelers (people by activity)