The image depicts a group of people energetically running alongside a large, yoked horse through a torii gate, with onlookers observing from a distance, capturing the dynamic and spirited atmosphere of a traditional Japanese festival or event.
Name/Title
Miya -#42 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.
Entry/Object ID
1975.2.37
Description
The Atsuta Shrine located in this town sponsored a peculiar festival in which devotees chased horses. Miya was the largest and busiest town between Edo and Kyoto.
Type of Print
Woodcut
Category
Vault, Japanese, People, Architecture, Animals
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
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Dordt College Gallery 6/28/04-10/16/04
Striking Impressions – Center Art Gallery January 7 - February 22, 2014