Otsu (Print #54 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a traditional Japanese village scene with thatched-roof houses surrounded by trees, and villagers busily engaging in activities like selling goods and transporting carts pulled by oxen against a serene backdrop, reflecting a harmonious rural life.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese village scene with thatched-roof houses surrounded by trees, and villagers busily engaging in activities like selling goods and transporting carts pulled by oxen against a serene backdrop, reflecting a harmonious rural life.

Name/Title

Otsu (Print #54 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.54

Description

Three bullock-carts passing down the main street of the village, and an open tea-house on the left. This station located on the south-western shore of Lake Biwa was the last station on the Tokaido Highway. Being close to Kyoto, there were many popularly known shrines and temples in its vicinity.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Vehicle, 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