Odawara (Print #10 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

The image depicts a serene landscape with mountains in the background and a river flowing in the foreground, where people are engaging in various activities such as swimming and walking. The sky is a gradient of pink and blue, suggesting either sunrise or sunset.

The image depicts a serene landscape with mountains in the background and a river flowing in the foreground, where people are engaging in various activities such as swimming and walking. The sky is a gradient of pink and blue, suggesting either sunrise or sunset.

Name/Title

Odawara (Print #10 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.10

Description

A daimyo's cortège being carried across the River Sakawa; the background a mass of high, jagged hills, the most distant printed from colour-blocks only. This station flourished in its position at the entrance to Hakone pass, the most arduous part of the highway.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Vehicle, Landscape
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in