Yoshida - #35 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a classic Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print with serene scenery and exquisite detail, showcasing a wooden bridge spanning a tranquil body of water, surrounded by lush greenery and traditional architecture, as distant hills form the horizon and calligraphy accents the composition with artistic elegance..

The image depicts a classic Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print with serene scenery and exquisite detail, showcasing a wooden bridge spanning a tranquil body of water, surrounded by lush greenery and traditional architecture, as distant hills form the horizon and calligraphy accents the composition with artistic elegance..

Name/Title

Yoshida - #35 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.31

Description

The place pictured here was not only a highway station but also an important castle town as well. The castle in the foreground is undergoing repairs.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Landscape, Architecture, People
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date made

circa 1890

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-3/4 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

16 in

Width

21 in

Exhibitions

Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1975
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Muskegon Hackley Museum of Art: 1976
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1980
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1989
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Dordt College Gallery 6/28/04-10/16/04
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014