Ishibe - #52 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.
The image depicts a traditional Japanese landscape with travelers and villagers engaging near a wooden building, surrounded by bare trees, fields, and snow-covered ground, while mountains rise in the background under a clear sky, illustrating a serene and peaceful winter scene, typical of classic ukiyo-e art.
Name/Title
Ishibe - #52 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.Entry/Object ID
1975.2.47Description
The shop shown in this print is selling bean curd coated with bean paste and rice boiled with leafy vegetables, the specialty of the area. Every area along the Tokaido featured a special delicacy. Travelers would enjoy tasting as many as they could.Type of Print
WoodcutCategory
Vault, Japanese, Landscape, Architecture, Plants and Nature, People
Ethnic
Made/Created
Artist
Utagawa HiroshigeDate made
circa 1920Dimensions
Dimension Description
image sizeHeight
8-3/4 inWidth
14 inDimension Description
frame sizeHeight
16 inWidth
21 inExhibitions
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 @ Dordt College Gallery 6/28/04-10/16/04