Kusatsu (Print #53 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a vibrant scene from traditional Japan, with men pulling a palanquin in the foreground and a bustling inn in the background, where people are actively engaged in various activities such as eating and conversing, all framed by a serene landscape with tall trees and traditional architecture.

The image depicts a vibrant scene from traditional Japan, with men pulling a palanquin in the foreground and a bustling inn in the background, where people are actively engaged in various activities such as eating and conversing, all framed by a serene landscape with tall trees and traditional architecture.

Name/Title

Kusatsu (Print #53 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.53

Description

View of a rest-house on for coolies, and horses on the road; coolies passing in foreground with a kago and a covered palanquin. The Nakasendo, another large highway which ran through the mountainous region between Edo and Kyoto joined the Tokaido at this station to form a single highway for the remainder of the highway to Kyoto.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Vehicle, Animals, Architecture
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in