Fujisawa (Print #7 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene with a group of people crossing a wooden bridge, framed by a torii gate, in a village setting with thatched roofs, a winding river, and large trees enveloping a temple complex in the background, set against a calm, pale sky.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene with a group of people crossing a wooden bridge, framed by a torii gate, in a village setting with thatched roofs, a winding river, and large trees enveloping a temple complex in the background, set against a calm, pale sky.

Name/Title

Fujisawa (Print #7 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.7

Description

The village by the edge of a stream, and a bridge leading to it, over which people are passing. In background, overlooking the village on a wooded hill, above the mists, stands the temple Yugi-o-ji; in the foreground a torii, and close to it four blind men following each other by the bank of the stream. This station was crowded with pilgrims visiting the famous temple at this station, and the neighbouring shrine. The imposing buildings of Yugyoji Temple (established in 1325) stand on a hillside in the background. The torii (archway) leads to the Enoshima Benten Shrine which is dedicated to the Goddess of Music.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in