Totsuka (Print #6 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In this Japanese woodblock print, a group of people, some wearing traditional kimonos and wide-brimmed hats, are gathered outside a wooden building with a hanging sign. Nearby, a person is mounted on a horse, engaging with others, while a man stands on a bridge carrying a parcel.

In this Japanese woodblock print, a group of people, some wearing traditional kimonos and wide-brimmed hats, are gathered outside a wooden building with a hanging sign. Nearby, a person is mounted on a horse, engaging with others, while a man stands on a bridge carrying a parcel.

Name/Title

Totsuka (Print #6 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.6

Description

A man dismounting form his horse in front of an open tea-house, while a waitress stands by to receive him. Those who left Edo in the early morning reached here by evening and spent their first night at this this station. Beyond this station, the highway was lined with finely shaped pine trees.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Animals, Architecture, 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