Kuwana - #43 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print featuring sailboats on a serene body of water. In the foreground, a large sailboat with white sails dominates the scene. To the right, there is a coastal village with houses nestled among trees and a stone embankment. The sky is clear and faint mountains are visible on the horizon.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print featuring sailboats on a serene body of water. In the foreground, a large sailboat with white sails dominates the scene. To the right, there is a coastal village with houses nestled among trees and a stone embankment. The sky is clear and faint mountains are visible on the horizon.

Name/Title

Kuwana - #43 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.38

Description

Travelers on the Tokaido had to cross a fifteen mile section of the Ise Bay. The composition of this print is very tight and in the original edition the sea is extremely beautiful.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Vehicle, Architecture, People
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date made

circa 1920

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 1977
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1980
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1989
Striking Impressions – Center Art Gallery January 7 - February 22, 2014