Ishibe (Print #52 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image, a classic ukiyo-e print, depicts a serene village scene with a bustling group of travelers wearing traditional hats, moving past a building under a large tree, while distant mountains and a tranquil body of water create a scenic backdrop, capturing a moment in traditional Japanese life with intricate details and vibrant color.

The image, a classic ukiyo-e print, depicts a serene village scene with a bustling group of travelers wearing traditional hats, moving past a building under a large tree, while distant mountains and a tranquil body of water create a scenic backdrop, capturing a moment in traditional Japanese life with intricate details and vibrant color.

Name/Title

Ishibe (Print #52 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.52

Description

View of a tea-house on left, under a large tree, and travellers watching a man dancing; hills in background from graded colour-block, the lower part in mist. This station was one of the most desolate stations on the highway. The road-side restaurant offered travellers rice wine, rice boiled with leafy vegetables, and baked bean-curd coated with bean paste.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, People, Landscape, Architecture
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in