Shimada (Print #24 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In this traditional Japanese woodblock print, a dynamic scene unfolds as groups of people traverse a sandy riverbank, engaged in various activities, from carrying goods on horseback to wading across the shallow water, while a bustling camp with figures and goods occupies the landscape under an expansive blue sky.

In this traditional Japanese woodblock print, a dynamic scene unfolds as groups of people traverse a sandy riverbank, engaged in various activities, from carrying goods on horseback to wading across the shallow water, while a bustling camp with figures and goods occupies the landscape under an expansive blue sky.

Name/Title

Shimada (Print #24 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.24

Description

View looking down upon a wide bed of the Oi River, with people waiting on its sand-banks to be taken across. There was no bridge across the Oi River and travellers had to cross it in a variety of ways as is shown in the picture. It became difficult to cross when heavy rain turned the river into fierce, raging rapids.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Landscape
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in