Yui (Print #17 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a serene Japanese landscape with Mount Fuji in the background, a calm sea with sailing boats, and figures walking along a cliffside path lined with trees, under a gradient sky.

The image depicts a serene Japanese landscape with Mount Fuji in the background, a calm sea with sailing boats, and figures walking along a cliffside path lined with trees, under a gradient sky.

Name/Title

Yui (Print #17 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.17

Description

A fine view of Fuji, snow covered, from Satta-toge, overlooking Saruga Bay. This rugged mountain pass commanded the most magnificent view of the whole highway.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Landscape, Plants and Nature, Vehicle
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in