Shirasuka (Print #33 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 coastal scene with gentle hills and tall, slender trees framing a view of the tranquil sea. Small figures with traditional hats walk along a winding path, while the distant horizon glows softly with hues of pink and blue, suggesting a peaceful, early morning or evening setting.

The image depicts a serene coastal scene with gentle hills and tall, slender trees framing a view of the tranquil sea. Small figures with traditional hats walk along a winding path, while the distant horizon glows softly with hues of pink and blue, suggesting a peaceful, early morning or evening setting.

Name/Title

Shirasuka (Print #33 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.33

Description

View out to sea through a dip in the hill, at the foot of which a daimyo's procession is passing; clumps of trees to right and left. The view of the seascape from Shiomizaka Slope near this station was one of the most picturesque of all the fifty-three stations, with the blue Pacific Ocean framed by outreaching branches of pine trees. A long procession of a feudal lord descends the hill towards Shirasuka Station.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in