Hakone (Print #11 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image is a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e print illustrating a scenic landscape with a steep, green mountainside covered in trees, a path winding up it, and a calm, blue body of water below against a reddish sky.

The image is a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e print illustrating a scenic landscape with a steep, green mountainside covered in trees, a path winding up it, and a calm, blue body of water below against a reddish sky.

Name/Title

Hakone (Print #11 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.11

Description

A high peak, round the base of which, through a gorge, a daimyo's cortège is wending it's way; on the left the Hakone Lake, with Fuji in the distance. The Hakone pass was the most arduous stretch of the entire Tokaido Highway. It was steep and difficult to climb, and harboured many roaming bandits. However, the pass abounded in scenic spots and hot spring resorts and continues to attract many visitors.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in