Accession Number2008/2.323
TitleThe Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu
Artist(s)Utagawa HiroshigeArtist NationalityJapanese (culture or style)Object Creation Datelate 1830sMedium & Supportcolor woodblock print on paperDimensions 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 LineGift of J C Mathes and the Tokyo Center for Language & Culture (TCLC)Subject matterThis is part of the Eastern Sea Route series, in which Hiroshige depicts each of the 53 stations of the Tokaido.
Physical DescriptionA 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.
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Keywords
castles (fortifications)
horses (equipment)
mountains
processions
roads
travel
villages