The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu

Accession Number
2008/2.323

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu

Artist(s)
Utagawa Hiroshige

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
late 1830s

Medium & Support
color 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
This is part of the Eastern Sea Route series, in which Hiroshige depicts each of the 53 stations of the Tokaido.

Physical Description
A procession on horseback travels through the village of Homatsu with castles in the background. Red tones in the sky indicate a setting sun, and a distant mountain is visible. It is accompanied by text.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
castles (fortifications)
horses (equipment)
mountains
processions
roads
travel
villages

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