Arai (Print #32 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene with boats on a serene body of water, where sailors are actively engaging in sailing, framed by distant mountains and trees against a subtly colored sky, illustrating a harmonious balance between human activity and nature.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene with boats on a serene body of water, where sailors are actively engaging in sailing, framed by distant mountains and trees against a subtly colored sky, illustrating a harmonious balance between human activity and nature.

Name/Title

Arai (Print #32 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.32

Description

A large ferry boat, with an awning round it, taking a daimyo across from Maisaka, followed by a smaller boat with his retainers. A high range of hills on the further shore; golden sky. Travelers made the journey from Maisaka to Arai Station by ferryboat. On the shore was a government barrier station for the inspection of travelers. The compound remains largely intact even today.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in