Hara (Print #14 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In the image, three travelers, dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, walk through a field towards towering, snow-covered Mount Fuji, while birds fly above and cranes are scattered in the foreground, showcasing a serene Edo-period landscape.

In the image, three travelers, dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, walk through a field towards towering, snow-covered Mount Fuji, while birds fly above and cranes are scattered in the foreground, showcasing a serene Edo-period landscape.

Name/Title

Hara (Print #14 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.14

Description

Two women wayfarers, and a coolie carrying their boxes, passing along by rice fields, overlooked by the huge snowy mass of Fuji. The neighbourhood of Hara is considered the best vantage point for magnificent views of Mount Fuji. In the Edo Period, travelling on the highway was considered very dangerous and woman travellers were usually accompanied by their manservant.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in