Narumi - #41 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series

This image depicts a traditional Japanese street scene with a row of wooden shops and houses in the background, showcasing various items for sale under a canopy. Several people walk along the street wearing traditional clothing, some carrying goods or leading animals, all set under a twilight sky with silhouettes of trees and buildings enhancing the scene.

This image depicts a traditional Japanese street scene with a row of wooden shops and houses in the background, showcasing various items for sale under a canopy. Several people walk along the street wearing traditional clothing, some carrying goods or leading animals, all set under a twilight sky with silhouettes of trees and buildings enhancing the scene.

Name/Title

Narumi - #41 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.36

Description

A woman carried in a kago and two others walking in front, followed by a man on horseback and two attendants, passing two large open shops in the main street, where dyed cloths are sold.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Architecture, People
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