Hakone - #11 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

This image is a Japanese woodblock print depicting a mountainous landscape with steep, rugged cliffs in the foreground and a serene body of water extending into the distance. Stylized, colorful layers of rock formations cascade down the mountain, while other mountains and hills are visible in the background.

This image is a Japanese woodblock print depicting a mountainous landscape with steep, rugged cliffs in the foreground and a serene body of water extending into the distance. Stylized, colorful layers of rock formations cascade down the mountain, while other mountains and hills are visible in the background.

Name/Title

Hakone - #11 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.1.9

Description

This print shows the most difficult section of the Tokaido. Besides the ruggedness of the pass, there were also bandits to watch out for. The scene also reveals Lake Ashi and Mt. Fuji beyond.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date made

circa 1890

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 1977
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1989
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Dordt College Gallery 6/28/04-10/16/04
Striking Impressions – Center Art Gallery January 7 - February 22, 2014
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014