Nissaka (Print #26 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a classic Japanese ukiyo-e print, featuring travelers ascending a steep mountain path lined with slender trees. Set against a serene landscape where the distant silhouette of a mountain looms under a sky shifting from soft orange to deep blue hues, captures a tranquil yet dynamic moment in nature.

The image depicts a classic Japanese ukiyo-e print, featuring travelers ascending a steep mountain path lined with slender trees. Set against a serene landscape where the distant silhouette of a mountain looms under a sky shifting from soft orange to deep blue hues, captures a tranquil yet dynamic moment in nature.

Name/Title

Nissaka (Print #26 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.26

Description

A very steep yellow road in a mountainous district, and at the foot of it people examining a large rock, marking the spot where a murder was committed. Travellers look inquisitively at the popularly called "Night weeping stone" lying on the road. Legend has it that the stone called out to a priest to rescue a child from its dying pregnant mother who had been attacked by bandits at night.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

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

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in