Hamamatsu - #30 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In this traditional Japanese woodblock print, a group of travelers gathers beneath a large tree beside a path surrounded by a serene landscape with sparse trees and distant hills. A person with a conical hat rests against the tree trunk, while others sit or stand nearby, engaged in conversation or observation.

In this traditional Japanese woodblock print, a group of travelers gathers beneath a large tree beside a path surrounded by a serene landscape with sparse trees and distant hills. A person with a conical hat rests against the tree trunk, while others sit or stand nearby, engaged in conversation or observation.

Name/Title

Hamamatsu - #30 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.26

Description

In this rural scene a group of farmers are warming themselves near a bonfire. Both Hiroshige and Hokusai were found of bonfires. The smoke forms the very life of this print. The portrayal of the people here testifies to an appreciation of human movement.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Plants and Nature, Landscape
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