Shinagawa - #2 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese harbor scene from the Edo period, featuring several wooden sailing boats with tall masts docked along the serene waterfront, where people in traditional attire are seen walking and conducting daily activities in front of a line of wooden buildings, all surrounded by lush trees and a tranquil sky.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese harbor scene from the Edo period, featuring several wooden sailing boats with tall masts docked along the serene waterfront, where people in traditional attire are seen walking and conducting daily activities in front of a line of wooden buildings, all surrounded by lush trees and a tranquil sky.

Name/Title

Shinagawa - #2 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.1.2

Description

The first stopping place along the road, pictured here, is a bustling center of traffic. Tea houses, restaurants and geisha houses line the road. It is still early morning with the first light of the rising sun appearing on the horizon.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Landscape, People, Plants and Nature, Vehicle, Architecture
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
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014