The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyosho Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Accession Number
2011/2.196

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyosho Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Artist(s)
Utagawa Hiroshige

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1841-1842

Medium & Support
woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
8 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in (21.59 cm x 33.66 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Sharlynn and Andrew Circo, in memory of Sotokichi Katsuizumi

Subject matter
Landscape with figures.

Physical Description
A woodblock print of three men and a horse ladened with packages in the foreground. They are beside a river and two grey mountain peaks and one central white mountain peak are set in the background. A small boat with men wearing large white hats is to the viewer's left.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
boats
horses (equipment)
landscapes (environments)
men (male humans)
mountains
rivers

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