Ejiri (Print #19 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a serene harbor scene with numerous traditional boats and ships sailing in calm blue waters, set against a backdrop of rolling mountains and distant hills, under a soft pastel sky, with stylized buildings visible in the foreground.

The image depicts a serene harbor scene with numerous traditional boats and ships sailing in calm blue waters, set against a backdrop of rolling mountains and distant hills, under a soft pastel sky, with stylized buildings visible in the foreground.

Name/Title

Ejiri (Print #19 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.19

Description

View over Mio-no-Matsu-bara, at the mouth of the Okitsu River (seen close in previous plate), to a hilly coastline beyond; junks anchored in foreground in front of a fishing village, and others sailing in the bay. The most magnificent view of the famous pine groves "Mihonomatsubara" could be had from this station. There stands a pine tree referred to in the famous legend "the feathered robe". This station is now the port of Shimizu, the biggest port between Yokohama and Nagoya.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Vehicle, Landscape, Architecture
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in