Ishiyakushi (Print #45 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a serene Japanese countryside scene with a mountain backdrop, houses with thatched roofs, tall trees, and people engaged in everyday activities like carrying goods and farming. The sky displays a gradient from light to dark, suggesting either dawn or dusk in this peaceful rural setting.

The image depicts a serene Japanese countryside scene with a mountain backdrop, houses with thatched roofs, tall trees, and people engaged in everyday activities like carrying goods and farming. The sky displays a gradient from light to dark, suggesting either dawn or dusk in this peaceful rural setting.

Name/Title

Ishiyakushi (Print #45 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.45

Description

A temple in a grove of trees on the left and the village on the right; behind, a high range of hills, printed from colour blocks. This station developed around an old temple located in peaceful and quiet country surroundings. In the temple, Ishiyakushi, a stone image of Buddha Yakushi was enshrined and it was frequented by many worshippers.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Landscape, Architecture, Plants and Nature
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in