Fujikawa - #38 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In this classic Japanese woodblock print, a group of travelers in traditional attire rest by the roadside under lush trees, with some figures seated or reclining, creating a serene scene that contrasts with the pale blue of the distant horizon and calm water.

In this classic Japanese woodblock print, a group of travelers in traditional attire rest by the roadside under lush trees, with some figures seated or reclining, creating a serene scene that contrasts with the pale blue of the distant horizon and calm water.

Name/Title

Fujikawa - #38 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.34

Description

Commoners are bowing down before a procession delivering the required gift of horses to the emperor from the shogun. Commoners could be instantly killed if they offended one of the Samuri (warriors) in the procession.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Architecture, People, Landscape
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
Striking Impressions: Center Art Gallery - January 7 - February 22, 2014
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014