Maisaka - #31 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

This artwork depicts a serene coastal landscape with tall, jagged mountains in the background, a calm blue sea dotted with boats, and a series of elegant folding screens adorned with calligraphy and paintings. In the distance, a snow-capped peak rises majestically, framed by a soft, pastel sky.

This artwork depicts a serene coastal landscape with tall, jagged mountains in the background, a calm blue sea dotted with boats, and a series of elegant folding screens adorned with calligraphy and paintings. In the distance, a snow-capped peak rises majestically, framed by a soft, pastel sky.

Name/Title

Maisaka - #31 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.27

Description

This print shows the Imagiri, the point where Lake Hamana joins the sea (now broken).

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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