Totsuka - #6 of the ”Fifty three Stages of the Tokaido Road” series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In this Japanese woodblock print, a group of people, some wearing traditional kimonos and wide-brimmed hats, are gathered outside a wooden building with a hanging sign. Nearby, a person is mounted on a horse, engaging with others, while a man stands on a bridge carrying a parcel.

In this Japanese woodblock print, a group of people, some wearing traditional kimonos and wide-brimmed hats, are gathered outside a wooden building with a hanging sign. Nearby, a person is mounted on a horse, engaging with others, while a man stands on a bridge carrying a parcel.

Name/Title

Totsuka - #6 of the ”Fifty three Stages of the Tokaido Road” series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.1.4

Description

Travelers who have set out on their journey in early morning spend their first night here, having covered 23 miles. The shop of a rice merchant, shown in the print, is still in existence along with the sign above the horse which has been preserved.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date made

circa 1850

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
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014