Mitsuke - #29 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In this traditional Japanese artwork, two people in conical hats stand and sit on a wooden boat by the shore, with distant figures and additional boats visible in the background. Mist envelops the scene, creating a serene and tranquil atmosphere, while a mountainous silhouette outlines the horizon.

In this traditional Japanese artwork, two people in conical hats stand and sit on a wooden boat by the shore, with distant figures and additional boats visible in the background. Mist envelops the scene, creating a serene and tranquil atmosphere, while a mountainous silhouette outlines the horizon.

Name/Title

Mitsuke - #29 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.25

Description

The current was too strong in the Tenryu River for human carriers so ferry boats had to be used. This print demonstrates a lyrical poetic approach with the mist and the vertical pole breaking the horizon line.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Vehicle, People, Landscape
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 1980
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1989
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1998
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014