Nissaka - #26 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print with travelers walking along a winding mountainous path bordered by tall, swaying trees and a calm, pastel-colored sky. The scene captures the serene beauty of nature, with figures dressed in traditional attire, carrying bundles, and ascending the hillside, illustrating an evocative journey.

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print with travelers walking along a winding mountainous path bordered by tall, swaying trees and a calm, pastel-colored sky. The scene captures the serene beauty of nature, with figures dressed in traditional attire, carrying bundles, and ascending the hillside, illustrating an evocative journey.

Name/Title

Nissaka - #26 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.22

Description

The central point of interest in this print is the celebrated Night-Weeping Stone. According to legend a woman was killed by bandits along the road. Her blood fell on a stone and it has wept every night in sorrow for her ever since.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Landscape, Plants and Nature
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
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Dordt College Gallery 6/28/04-10/16/04
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014