Oiso - #9 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image is a traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting a rainy scene in a rural village, with tall trees lining a pathway and figures in straw raincoats moving among wooden houses, capturing the essence of nature's harmony and the serene lifestyle of the people amid a downpour.

The image is a traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting a rainy scene in a rural village, with tall trees lining a pathway and figures in straw raincoats moving among wooden houses, capturing the essence of nature's harmony and the serene lifestyle of the people amid a downpour.

Name/Title

Oiso - #9 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.1.7

Description

This print captures the feeling of a passing shower. Today this coastal village is a favorite setting for summer houses. Many mournful poems were written about it which is perhaps why Hiroshige shows it in the rain.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Animals, People, Architecture, Landscape, Plants and Nature
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 1980
Permanent Collection: Center Art Gallery - summer 1989
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Dordt College Gallery Sioux Center, IA: June 28 - October 16, 2004
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, June 1 - October 4, 2014