Seki - #48 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.
The image depicts a traditional Japanese street scene, featuring several people dressed in historical attire, engaging in daily activities by a building adorned with intricate circular patterns on its fabric curtains, amidst a backdrop of trees and a pale sky.
Name/Title
Seki - #48 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.Entry/Object ID
1975.2.43Description
Seki, meaning barrier, was the location of a government barrier. This print is entitled ”Early Departure from the Main Fortress.” The Main Fortress was an inn where diamyos frequently stopped.Type of Print
WoodcutCategory
Vault, Japanese, Landscape, People, Architecture
Ethnic
Made/Created
Artist
Utagawa HiroshigeDate made
circa 1920Dimensions
Dimension Description
image sizeHeight
8-3/4 inWidth
14 inDimension Description
frame sizeHeight
16 inWidth
21 inExhibitions
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
Permanent Collection: Center Art Gallery - summer 1998