Akasaka - #37 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

This Japanese woodblock print depicts an interior scene where several figures are engaged in various activities within a traditional building. The open walls reveal people wearing kimono, with one individual drying themselves and others seated, conversing, or preparing food, indicating a lively domestic setting.

This Japanese woodblock print depicts an interior scene where several figures are engaged in various activities within a traditional building. The open walls reveal people wearing kimono, with one individual drying themselves and others seated, conversing, or preparing food, indicating a lively domestic setting.

Name/Title

Akasaka - #37 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.33

Description

This print shows a typical inn scene. One man is returning from the bath. The reclining man is awaiting the services of the blind masseur kneeling in the doorway. Three women are touching up their makeup.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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