Yokkaichi (Print #44 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In the image, a man on a wooden bridge leans against a windswept tree, reaching for his hat blown away across the marshland under a gradient sky.

In the image, a man on a wooden bridge leans against a windswept tree, reaching for his hat blown away across the marshland under a gradient sky.

Name/Title

Yokkaichi (Print #44 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.44

Description

The hurricane. A man racing after his hat, bowled along by the wind, and another crossing a small bridge over a stream, his coat blown about him. Yokkaichi Station was not only a port, but also a thriving market town. The name Yokkaichi literally means 'fourth day market' and is derived from the traditional market held on the fourth day of each month at this town.Travellers had to cross a series of tiny bridge built over the small rivers flowing through low level land along the seashore.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in