Yui - #17 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, featuring a scenic view of Mount Fuji in the background, with a serene body of water in the foreground featuring boats with raised sails. In the foreground, a rocky cliff with trees bends towards the water, displaying the natural elegance and harmony of this rural setting.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, featuring a scenic view of Mount Fuji in the background, with a serene body of water in the foreground featuring boats with raised sails. In the foreground, a rocky cliff with trees bends towards the water, displaying the natural elegance and harmony of this rural setting.

Name/Title

Yui - #17 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.15

Description

Looking across the stretch of water called Kiyomigata toward Mt. Fuji is thought to be the best scenic view along the Tokaido. Two visitors peer nervously over the cliff.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Vehicle, Landscape, Plants and Nature
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
Striking Impressions – Center Art Gallery January 7 - February 22, 2014
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014